"pill mill" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈpɪɫ/ /ˈmɪɫ

PIL MIL

UK

pˈɪl/ /mˈɪl

PIL MIL

释义

A clinic, doctor’s office, or medical practice that frequently prescribes large amounts of medication, especially painkillers, with little or no medical examination, often illegally or unethically.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈpɪɫ/ /ˈmɪɫ

英式英语

pˈɪl/ /mˈɪl

简化发音

美式

PIL MIL

英式

PIL MIL

语境中听

The police closed down the pill mill last week.

A pill mill often gives painkillers without checking the patient’s real needs.

Doctors in a pill mill can lose their license.

He was arrested after running a pill mill for years.