U to not do anything
have nothing to do /haev ,пл01п ts du:/
if you have nothing to do. there is nothing interesting for you to do and you feel bored; I get depressed if I have nothing to do.
with nothing to do She was sick of sitting around at home with nothing to do.
sit around/stand around sit
3'raond, .stand a'raond [phrasal verb I) to sit or stand somewhere for a long time, feeling bored, when you are waiting for something to happen or when you are just being lazy: I spent the whole morning sitting around waiting for news. I A group of teenagers were standing around outside the station.
Cyust sit there/just stand there
/djASt sit d^ASt 'staend 5еэг/ spoken to do nothing helpful or useful, especially when you should do something: The rabbit's escaped/ Don't just stand there - do something! I When the fire alarm went off she just sat there as if she hadn't heard a thing.
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doctor
doctor 'dDkC3r|| daik-/ [n C] someone who is trained to treat people who are ilclass="underline" Sy/uia's met a really nice man - he's a doctor see a doctor about sth I think you should see a doctor about your cough.
Don't say 'I want to be doctor' or 'he is doctor'. Say I want to be a doctor or he is a doctor
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The written abbreviation Dr is used before the name of a doctor: Dr Anderson is an expert in tropical diseases.
physician /tj>'zij>n/ [n C] american formal a doctor: My physician toid me to stop smoking. I His parents are both physicians in a busy hospital.
GP .d^i: 'pi:/ [n CI British a doctor who is trained to treat all kinds of illnesses, and treats people who live in one local area: I went to my GP and she prescribed antibiotics.
the medical pro/ession /бэ medikai
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ргэ/ерп/ [n singular] formal doctors, nurses, and other people who treat people who are ill
In British English, you can use the medical profession with a singular or plural verb: The medical profession is unhappy/are unhappy about the changes.
В the place where you go to see a doctor
Qtke doctor's British the doctor's
ojfice AMERICAN /ЙЭ 'dDkt3r2, бэ ,dDkL?rZ
DOCTOR
ILLNESS/DISEASE
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'ofj>s||-'da:k-/ [n singular] spoken the place
where a doctor works, where people who are ill can go at certain times to be examined. You'd better go to the doctor's if your sore throat doesn't get any better.
clinic /'klmik/ [n C] in the US, a place where several doctors have offices; in
Britain, a place where people can go for advice about a specific medical condition: a family-planning clinic I a clinic for people with alcohol problems
health centre вигтен health center
American ;'hel6 ,sent3r/ [n C] in Britain, a building where several doctors have offices and people can go to see them for treatment; in the US, a similar place in a college or university, where the students can go to see a doctor
Surgery /'s3:rdvri/ [n C] british the office where a doctor works, where people can go to be examined and treated: The waiting room at the surgery was full of people with colds and flu.
plural surgeries
a doctor with special knowledge of particular illnesses
specialist /'spej^st/ [n CI a doctor who
has a lot of special knowledge about one type of illness or one part of the body: His doctor sent him to see a specialist, heart/eye/skin etc specialist a heart specialist
surgeon /'s3irdvn/ [n С] a doctor who does operations in a hospitaclass="underline" Her operation was performed by a well-known surgeon.
consultant /ton'sAltent/ [n C] British an important hospital doctor who has a lot of knowledge about one type of medical treatment: The consultant told Jean that an operation was necessary to save her life.
a doctor who treats people who have mental or emotional problems
psychiatrist /sai'kai3trj,st||s3-/ [n С] a
doctor who treats people who are mentally ill
analyst /'aenal^st/ [n C] especially american a doctor who treats people with mental or emotional problems, by talking with them about their experiences and feelings
a doctor who treats people's teeth
dentist dentist [n C] someone who is trained to treat peoples teeth: I'm going to the dentist tomorrow. just for a
checkup.
a doctor who treats animals
vet .'vet/ [n C] someone who is trained to give medical treatment to animals The cot's not well - I'll have to take her to the vet.
DON'T CARE
when you do not care what happens or what someone does
to not care because something is not
important to you
don't care , daunt ke?r if you don't care about something, it is not important to you: "What do you think I should do?" "I don't care. Do what you want'' don't care w hat/ whet he г/if etc Just pay
me the money by tomorrow - I don't care how you get it. I I like George, and I don't care what anyone else thinks about him.
+ about She doesn't care about anything except money.
QwKo cares? I SO what? ,hu: кеэгг. ,s30 "wot/ spoken informal say this when you do not care about something, because you do not think it is important at alclass="underline" "Phil was really mad when he heard what you'd done." "So what?It's none of his business" I / ought to be working really, but who cares?
Qcoulda't care less .kodnt ke^r les spoken informal to not care at all about something. Say I couldn't care less
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DON'T CARE
when you feel annoyed. Say another person couldn't care less when you think they are behaving in a rude or unkind way . "Do you know what Rita told me?" "I really couldn't care less."