prescribe

Ký đơn thuốc, chỉ định điều trị

to officially order a patient to have or use medicine, treatment, etc.

• prescribe something for somebody

Collocations prescribe medicine · prescribe treatment

• The doctor prescribed some painkillers.

  Bác sĩ đã kê đơn thuốc giảm đau.

Quy định, chỉ định

to officially order someone to do something or to say that a particular thing must be done

• prescribe something for somebody

Collocations prescribe rules · prescribe procedures

• The government prescribed new safety regulations.

  Chính phủ đã quy định những quy tắc an toàn mới.

Khuyến nghị

to officially recommend a book, play, etc. as being suitable for reading or watching

• prescribe something

Collocations prescribe books · prescribe plays

• The professor prescribed several novels for the course.

  Giáo sư đã khuyến nghị một số tiểu thuyết cho khóa học.

Chỉ định, bổ nhiệm

to officially choose someone to do a particular job or have a particular position

• prescribe somebody as something

Collocations prescribe someone as leader · prescribe someone as judge

• The committee prescribed him as the new chairman.

  Ủy ban đã chỉ định ông ấy làm chủ tịch mới.