cure-alls

英

美 [kjʊr ɔlz]

n.  万灵药; 灵丹妙药
cure-all的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (通常无效的)万灵药，灵丹妙药
  Acure-allis something that is believed, usually wrongly, to be able to solve all the problems someone or something has, or to cure a wide range of illnesses.
  1. He said the introduction of market discipline to the economy was not a magic cure-all for its problems...
     他说把市场规范引入该国经济，并不是解决其经济问题的灵丹妙药。
  2. Broussais was the first physician to use leeches as a cure-all.
     布鲁赛是第一个把水蛭当成万灵药的医生。

双语例句

• And filled him up every day with quack cure-alls.
  每天拿些所谓的灵丹妙药给他灌上一通。