doctor

doctor, physician, surgeon, dentist

名词 doctor:

1. a licensed medical practitioner
   同义词：doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico
2. (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching
   同义词：Doctor of the Church
3. children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
4. a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
   同义词：Dr.

动词 doctor:

1. alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
   同义词：sophisticate, doctor up
2. give medical treatment to
3. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
   同义词：repair, mend, fix, bushel, furbish up, restore, touch on

1. His illness was more serious than the doctor first thought.
   他的病较医生原来以为的更严重。
2. How else can the doctor save him?
   医院还有别的方法可以救他吗？
3. The doctor examined her carefully.
   医生仔细检查了她的身体。
4. The doctor told me I was in need of a good rest.
   医生对我说，我需要好好休息。
5. You should see a doctor.
   你应该去看医生。
6. He is a Doctor of Philosophy.
   他是一位哲学博士。

doc.tor

n.（名词）
A person, especially a physician, dentist, or veterinarian, trained in the healing arts and licensed to practice.
医生，大夫：受过治疗培训并持执照开业行医的人，尤其用于内科医生、牙医或兽医

A person who has earned the highest academic degree awarded by a college or university in a specified discipline.
博士：获得由学院或大学颁发的某一学科的最高学位的人
A person awarded an honorary degree by a college or university.
荣誉博士：由学校或大学颁发给名誉学位的人
Abbr. Dr.Used as a title and form of address for a person holding the degree of doctor.
缩写 Dr.博士生：对拥有博士学位的人的称呼
Roman Catholic Church An eminent theologian.
【罗马天主教】 神学家：显赫的神学者
A rig or device contrived for remedying an emergency situation or for doing a special task.
医疗设备：执行特种任务的应急装置
Any of several brightly colored artificial flies used in fly fishing.
假饵：用作鱼饵的人造蝇，色彩鲜明
v.（动词）
doc.tored,doc.tor.ing,doc.tors 【非正式用语】
v.tr.（及物动词）
Informal To give medical treatment to:
【非正式用语】 医疗：为…治病：
例句：
.[He] does more than practice medicine. He doctors people. There`s a difference. (Charles Kuralt)
. 不仅执业行医，而且为人治病，这是不同的地方. (查尔斯·库拉尔特)

To repair, especially in a makeshift manner; rig.
修理，装配：尤指以临时代用的方式修理；装配

To falsify or change in such a way as to make favorable to oneself:
假造：用假造的或改变的方法来对某人有利：
例句：
doctored the evidence.
假造证据

To add ingredients so as to improve or conceal the taste, appearance, or quality of:
搀杂：投入烹调原料以增加或隐藏…的味道、外观或质量：
例句：
doctor the soup with a dash of sherry.See Synonyms at adulterate
往汤里加少许雪利酒参见 adulterate

To alter or modify for a specific end:
修改，修饰：为某种目的而改编或修改：
例句：
doctored my standard speech for the small-town audience.
把我的标准讲演修改一下以讲给小城市听众听

v.intr.Informal （不及物动词）【非正式用语】
To practice medicine.
行医

来源：
Middle English [an expert, authority]
中古英语 [专家，权威]
from Old French docteur
源自 古法语 docteur
from Latin doctor [teacher]
源自 拉丁语 doctor [教师]
from docôre [to teach] * see dek-
源自 docôre [教] *参见 dek-

【引伸】
doc.toral
adj.（形容词）
doc.torly
adj.（形容词）