remedy

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ remedy /ˈrɛmədi/ noun

plural remedies

¹ remedy

/ˈrɛmədi/

noun

plural remedies

Learner's definition of REMEDY

[count] : a medicine or treatment that relieves pain or cures a usually minor illness药物；治疗；治疗法

a remedy for fever退烧药
The store now sells herbal remedies. [=medicines made from plants]那家店铺现在卖草药。
a shelf of cold remedies [=medicines to take when you have a cold]一架子感冒药
Do you know of a good home remedy [=a medicine made at home] for heartburn?你知道能有效治疗胃灼热的家庭疗法吗？
folk remedies [=traditional medicines that are not prescribed by a doctor]民间疗法

: a way of solving or correcting a problem解决方法；纠正方法

[count]

Building more roads isn't always the best remedy for traffic congestion.修建更多的道路并不总是解决交通拥堵的最佳方法。
You may have no legal remedy [=way of finding a solution using the law] in this dispute.你可能无法通过法律途径解决这起纠纷。

[noncount]

The problem was beyond remedy.那个问题无法解决。
She was left without remedy since the court did not recognize her claim.她的问题没有得到解决，因为法庭不承认她的索赔要求。

² remedy /ˈrɛmədi/ verb

remedies; remedied; remedying

² remedy

/ˈrɛmədi/

verb

remedies; remedied; remedying

Learner's definition of REMEDY

[+ object]

: to solve, correct, or improve (something)解决；改正；改善

Something must be done to remedy the problem/situation.必须采取行动解决这一问题/扭转这一局势。
The conflict can be remedied by scheduling the meeting for next week.把这个会议安排到下周，冲突便解决了。