panacea

英 [ˌpænəˈsiːə]

美 [ˌpænəˈsiːə]

n.  万灵药; 万能之计

复数：panaceas　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18631 / COCA.15848

牛津词典

noun

• 万灵药；万能之计
  something that will solve all the problems of a particular situation

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 灵丹妙药；万能之计
  If you say that something is not apanacea fora particular set of problems, you mean that it will not solve all those problems.
  1. Membership of the ERM is not a panacea for Britain's economic problems...
     加入欧洲汇率机制并不是解决英国经济问题的万灵丹。
  2. Western aid may help but will not be a panacea.
     西方援助可能会有所帮助，但并非灵丹妙药。

英英释义

noun

• hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
  Synonym:nostrumcatholiconcure-all

双语例句

• Elections, however, have proved no panacea.
  然而，事实证明，选举并不是万能药。
• The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war.
  对于一个管理不善的国家而言论，首选的灵丹妙药就是通货膨胀；其次是战争。
• But is urbanisation really an economic panacea for the 60m who become city-dwellers each year?
  但对每年变身为城市居民的6000万人而言，城市化真是一剂经济上的灵丹妙药吗？
• Localization and Corruption: Panacea or Pandora's Box?
  地方化与腐败：是灵丹妙药还是潘多拉的魔盒？
• I also said: Money is not a panacea!
  我又说道：钱不是万能的！
• Can I expect a padre to give me some panacea?
  我可以指望一位僧侣给我什么灵丹妙药吗？
• Relying on monetary policy alone, however, is not a panacea.
  然而，货币政策不是一种万能药。
• The author has no panacea; nor does he claim that these crises are harmless.
  作者没有万能药，也没有宣称这些危机无害。
• But he insists the partnership model is not a panacea.
  但他坚持认为，合伙制模式并非万灵药。
• Biotech is not a panacea, but it does promise to transform agriculture in many developing countries.
  生物技术虽不是万灵药，但它确实有希望改造许多发展中国家的农业。