Good citizens always do what the laws prescribe.

好公民总是遵纪守法的表率。

▷prescribe [prɪ'skraɪb]

【释义】To prescribe is make orders or give directions for something to be done. These days, the word is mainly used by doctors who prescribe medications to take.

to  someone what they must have or do, or to make a  of something

规定，指定

Penalties for not   are prescribed by .法律上规定了不交税的惩罚措施。

The  prescribes that all  must go to .法律规定所有孩子必须上学。

Grammatical  prescribe how words may be used together.语法规则对单词如何搭配使用作出了规定。

(of a ) to say what   someone should have

（医生）开（药），为…开（药），嘱咐（疗法）

The  is often prescribed for .这种药通常是开来治疗溃疡的。

 I've been prescribed .医生给我开了些止痛药。

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