dose¹/dos; dəʊs/ n [C] 1 a measured amount of medicine 〔药的〕一次服用量，一剂，一服: One dose of this should get rid of the problem. 这药服上一剂就应该能解决问题。 2 the amount of something that you experience at one time 〔经历的〕一次，一回，一番: in small doses (=for short amounts of time) 短时间，稍稍 She's OK in small doses, but I wouldn't like to work with her. 她这个人短时间接触还可以，但我不想和她一起工作。