| 单词 | over the counter |
| 释义 | Related topics: Drugs, medicines, Stocks & sharesˌover-the-ˈcounter adjective [only before noun] 1. MDover-the-counter drugs can be obtained without a prescription (=a written order) from a doctor 〔药品〕无医生处方也可买到的，非处方的2. American EnglishBFS (abbreviation OTC) over-the-counter business shares are ones that do not appear on an official stock exchange list 〔股票〕场外买卖的，买卖双方直接交易的，非挂牌的Examples from the Corpusover the counter• You feel you have to cough, and you spew the liquid all over the counter and sink.• Yeast remedies are available over the counter, and a physician can prescribe antibiotics for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and others.• Melatonin, available over the counter, is a hormone produced inside the brain by the pineal gland.• Something you could buy over the counter at a supermarket.• So why are they different when met over the counter in a social security office or a housing department?• You get them from the hospital or your doctor, not over the counter.• A freshly painted sign over the counter put closing time at nine-thirty; the clock next to it read nine-twenty-five.• Hon. Members can buy them over the counter in a chemist's shop.nover the counternMDdrugs, medicines etc that are bought over the counter are ones that you can buy in a shop without a prescription from a doctor → counterExamples from the Corpusover-the-counter• Obvious examples include caffeine and ephedrine, the latter being readily available to the public in over-the-counter cold remedies.• We really only knew him through childhood over-the-counter dealings smiling, ever-patient, avuncular.• As yet there is no formal stock exchange, although a handful of securities are traded on the over-the-counter market.• Avoid over-the-counter medication containing benzoyl peroxide and alcohol - it dehydrates the area surrounding the spot.• Do not spend your life taking over-the-counter medication for the slightest ache or pain.• To combat chest congestion, Angol took an over-the-counter medication which contained a substance on the Olympic banned list.• If you've got a cold or sore throat, they can advise which over-the-counter medicines to take.• SmithKline could also benefit from Beecham's experience in selling over-the-counter medicines.ˌover-the-ˈcounter adjectiveover the counterLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable Corpus be without (=a over-the-counter prescription a can drugs obtained |
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