tab·let /ˈtæblɪt/ ●●● S3 noun [countableC]1 MDMHa small round hard piece of medicine which you swallow 藥片 SYN pillShe took a couple of headache tablets. 她吃了幾片頭痛藥。
vitamin/sleeping/indigestion etc tablet 維生素片/安眠藥片/消化片等
2 a small hard piece of a substance, especially one that dissolves in water 丸water purification tablets 淨水丸
4 be written/set/cast in tablets of stone British EnglishBrE used to say that something does not change 不可更改,鐵板釘釘The programme should not be set in tablets of stone, but improved continuously. 此方案不應固定不變,而應不斷改進。
5. American EnglishAmE a set of pieces of paper for writing on that are glued together at the top 便箋本,拍紙簿 SYN British English pad n COLLOCATIONSverbstake a tablet (=swallow it)Have you taken your tablets?
be on tablets spoken (=be taking tablets)He's on tablets for his heart.
swallow a tabletHe took his own life by swallowing more than 500 tablets.
a doctor prescribes tablets (=tells someone to take them)Dr Preston arrived and prescribed some pain-relieving tablets.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + tableta sleeping tabletSleeping tablets can be addictive.
a headache/indigestion etc tabletDo you want a headache tablet?
a paracetamol/quinine/iron etc tabletShe's on iron tablets for her anaemia.
a vitamin tabletAre all these vitamin tablets really necessary?
phrasesin tablet formAlthough this drug is available in tablet form it is often prescribed as a powder.