Studio Classroom 2008.01.09

ther·a·py noun

1 [count or uncount] a form of treatment for an illness or medical condition:
Massage is one of the oldest therapies.
drug therapy

2 [uncount] a form of treatment for someone with mental illness or emotional problems that involves talking to them or asking them to do things:
Some of her clients needed intensive therapy.
in therapy: Her son is in therapy.

2a. [count or uncount] an activity that makes you feel happy or helps you to deal with your problems:
Fishing has always been a perfect therapy for me.

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ther·a·pist noun [count]

someone whose job is to help people with physical, mental, or emotional problems, using a particular type of therapy:
A therapist can encourage patients to express their anxieties.
a speech therapist

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group therapy noun [uncount]

a treatment for people with emotional problems in which they come together in a group to discuss their problems and possible solutions with a trained THERAPIST

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physical therapy noun [uncount] AMERICAN

the treatment of injuries using special physical exercises. Someone whose job is to give this treatment is called a physical therapist.

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de·bil·i·tate verb [transitive usually passive] FORMAL

to make someone physically or mentally weak

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de·bil·i·tat·ing adjective FORMAL

making someone physically or mentally weak:
a debilitating illness/disease/condition

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stroke verb [transitive]

1 to gently move your hand over skin, hair, or fur: (敲)
She stroked his hair as he gradually fell asleep.

2 to hit or kick a ball with a smooth movement (抽、擊球)

3 AMERICAN INFORMAL to say nice things to someone in order to make them feel better or to gain their support:
She'll need to be stroked if we're going to get her approval on the budget.

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pre·scribe verb [transitive]

1 if a doctor prescribes a drug or treatment, they say you should have it:
The drug should not be taken unless prescribed by a doctor.
prescribe someone something: He was prescribed a course of antibiotics.
prescribe something for something: This drug is one of the most commonly prescribed for arthritis.

2 FORMAL to state officially what should be done in a particular situation:
All the conditions prescribed by law have been complied with.

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fron·tier noun

1 [count] a border between two countries, especially one with official points where people or vehicles cross:
frontier between: the frontier between Israel and Lebanon (國境、邊境)
frontier with: Italy's frontier with Switzerland
on/at the frontier: troops massing at the frontier

2 [count usually plural] the most advanced or recent ideas about something: (新領域)
the frontiers of knowledge/science/technology: Their work was on the frontiers of science.
extend/push back the frontiers (=discover more): We are dedicated to experimentation, to pushing back the frontiers.

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dis·charge verb (常用於被動 be discharged from)

1 [transitive usually passive] to be officially allowed or forced to leave an institution such as a hospital, a prison, or the army:
The child was taken to the hospital but was later discharged.
discharge someone from something: After he was discharged from the army, he had intended to return to the world of teaching.

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motor skill (細微的動作、技巧)

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hand-eye coordination noun [uncount]

the ability to do things that involve your hands and eyes working together, for example catching a ball, passing something through a needle, or drawing pictures

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play basketball, play soccer
但 bowl要用 go bowling (不能用 play bowl)
e.g. I like to bowl
e.g. Let's go bowling

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golf club noun [count]

1 a long stick that you use for hitting the ball in golf: (高爾夫球桿)
a set of golf clubs

wood (木桿)
iron (鐵桿)
putter (推桿)

2 an organization for people who play golf together in a particular place

2a. a place with a golf course and CLUBHOUSE where members go to play golf and meet socially

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