/prɪˈskraɪb ||; prɪˈskraɪb/verb[T] 1 to say what medicine or treatment sb should have 开药（方）；处方: Can you prescribe something for my cough please, doctor? 医生，请你给我开一些咳嗽药，可以吗？
2 (formal 正式) (used about a person or an organization with authority) to say that sth must be done （指有权力的人或机构）规定，指定: The law prescribes that the document must be signed in the presence of two witnesses. 法律规定这份文件必须在有两名见证人在场的情况下签署。