noun
1 act of injecting sb
ADJECTIVE
▪ intramuscular , intravenous
▪ painkilling
▪ tetanus ( esp. BrE ) (usually tetanus shot in AmE )
▪ insulin , penicillin , etc.
▪ Botox™ , collagen
▪ booster ( esp. BrE ) (usually booster shot in AmE )
▪
Can I bring my dog in for his booster ~?
▪ lethal
▪
In some states execution is by lethal ~.
▪ regular
▪ daily , weekly
VERB + INJECTION
▪ have
▪
He had to have a tetanus ~ after injuring himself. ( esp. BrE )
▪ administer , give sb , perform
▪
They gave her an ~ to stop the pain. ( esp. BrE )
▪ get , receive
▪
The rats received a daily ~ of the drug.
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~
▪
The best treatment is antibiotics, preferably by ~.
▪ ~ against
▪
an ~ against whooping cough
▪ ~ for
▪
~s for diabetes
▪ ~ in , ~ into
▪
an ~ into the vein
▪ ~ with
▪
Both groups received a second ~ with the same solution.
2 money
ADJECTIVE
▪ massive , substantial ( BrE )
▪
The infrastrucure requires a massive cash ~.
▪ much-needed
▪ capital , cash
▪
An undisclosed buyer will provide a much-needed cash ~ for the fragile balance sheet.
VERB + INJECTION
▪ need , require
▪ give sth , provide (sth with)
▪ get , receive
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
a cash ~ from the state
▪ ~ into
▪
an ~ of cash into the economy
PHRASES
▪ an ~ of capital, cash, resources, etc.
▪
The company had reached the size where it needed an ~ of capital.