laxative

[US]/ˈlæksətɪv/
[UK]/ˈlæksətɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 下剤; 瀉薬
adj. 下剤効果のある
Word Forms
複数形laxatives

Phrases & Collocations

take a laxative

下剤を服用する

laxative effect

下剤の効果

natural laxative

自然な下剤

over-the-counter laxative

市販の下剤

Real-world Examples

So no matter your poop situation, there's a laxative for you.

だから、あなたの排便状況に関係なく、あなたに合った下剤があります。

Source: Scishow Selected Series

Yes, occasionally, but the laxative helps with that too.

はい、時々ありますが、下剤もそれに役立ちます。

Source: Doctor-Patient English Dialogue

One cause is taking too much of a phosphate-based laxative either orally or rectally as an enema.

原因の一つは、リン酸塩系の下剤を経口または直腸から浣腸として取りすぎることです。

Source: Osmosis - Urinary

If I can't go for three days, only the laxative helps.

3日間排便できない場合は、下剤だけが助けになります。

Source: Doctor-Patient English Dialogue

I love it. In a hospital, a laxative is a prokinetic agent.

私はそれが好きです。病院では、下剤は促進剤です。

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative at the same time.

いかなる状況でも、睡眠薬と下剤を同時に服用しないでください。

Source: Reader's Digest Anthology

Laxatives and emetics were common, but many philosophers and physicians had sensible ideas about restraint and nutrition.

下剤と嘔吐剤は一般的でしたが、多くの哲学者や医師は抑制と栄養についての理にかなった考えを持っていました。

Source: The Economist - Arts

I see. And when you are constipated, do you take laxatives, or do you give yourself an enema?

なるほど。便秘のときは下剤を飲みますか、それとも浣腸をしますか?

Source: Doctor-Patient English Dialogue

And that's where laxatives come in.

そして、それが下剤の出番です。

Source: Scishow Selected Series

When you drink it, it’s actually a well-known laxative.

それを飲むと、実は有名な下剤です。

Source: SciShow Quick Questions and Answers Small Science Popularization

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