self-medicate
verb🔊/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪt/
🔊/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪt/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they self-medicate | 🔊/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪt/ 🔊/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪt/ |
| he / she / it self-medicates | 🔊/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪts/ 🔊/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪts/ |
| past simple self-medicated | 🔊/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪd/ 🔊/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle self-medicated | 🔊/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪd/ 🔊/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form self-medicating | 🔊/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪŋ/ |
to take medicine or drugs without getting permission from a doctor or without following a doctor's instructions She self-medicated to relieve the pain. 她自己用药减轻了痛苦。 - self-medicate for something
A lot of people self-medicate for minor ailments like colds. 很多人会自行服用感冒等小病。 - self-medicate (something) (with something)
She self-medicated her symptoms with herbal remedies. 她用草药自行治疗症状。
to drink or take drugs to reduce feelings of stress or try to improve other health problems - self-medicate for something
He spent years abusing drugs to self-medicate for depression. 他花了数年时间滥用药物自我治疗抑郁症。 - self-medicate (something) (with something)
People sometimes self-medicate their mental health issues with drugs or alcohol. 人们有时会用毒品或酒精自我治疗精神健康问题。
- self-medicate for something