doctor

Arzt, Ärztin

Person mit medizinischer Ausbildung, die kranke oder verletzte Menschen behandelt.

In einfachem Englisch: A person trained to treat people who are ill or injured.

• I need to see a doctor.
• The doctor checked my ears.
• Have you made an appointment with your doctor?

Synonyme: physician

Häufige Wendungen: see a doctor, family doctor, doctor’s appointment, local doctor

Doktor

Person, die in einem Fach den höchsten akademischen Grad, den Doktorgrad, erworben hat.

In einfachem Englisch: A person who has earned the highest university degree in a subject.

• She is a doctor of philosophy.
• The university awarded him the title of doctor.
• As a doctor of history, she studies ancient cities.

So benutzt man es: doctor of something (He is a doctor of education.)

Häufige Wendungen: doctor of philosophy, doctor of something, become a doctor

behandeln

Als Arzt oder Ärztin einen kranken oder verletzten Menschen behandeln.

In einfachem Englisch: To treat someone who is ill or injured as a medical professional.

• She doctored the sick villagers.
• He spent years doctoring people in remote towns.
• Who will doctor the injured travelers?

Synonyme: treat, care for

Häufige Wendungen: doctor someone, doctor the sick

promovieren

Jemandem den höchsten akademischen Grad und den Doktortitel verleihen.

In einfachem Englisch: To give someone the highest university degree and its title.

• The university doctored the young scholar.
• Several graduates were doctored at the ceremony.
• The college will doctor him in recognition of his research.

Synonyme: award a doctorate to

Häufige Wendungen: doctor a scholar, doctor someone

verändern

Ein Lebewesen körperlich verändern, um sein Wachstum oder Verhalten zu steuern.

In einfachem Englisch: To physically change a living thing to control how it grows or behaves.

• They doctored the trees to keep them small.
• The gardener doctored the young plants by cutting their roots.
• The farmer had doctored the animal to change its behavior.

Synonyme: alter, modify

Häufige Wendungen: doctor apple trees, doctor an animal

genetisch verändern

Die Gene eines Lebewesens verändern.

In einfachem Englisch: To change the genes of a living thing.

• Scientists doctored the bacteria to produce a useful substance.
• The team is doctoring the crop’s genes.
• Can researchers doctor this species to resist disease?

Synonyme: genetically modify

Häufige Wendungen: doctor a species, genetically doctor something