cold turkey
英 [ˌkəʊld ˈtɜːki]
美 [ˌkoʊld ˈtɜːrki]
n. (吸毒成瘾者)突然戒毒时的痛苦; (治疗吸毒成瘾者的)突然戒毒方法
牛津词典
noun
- (吸毒成瘾者)突然戒毒时的痛苦;(治疗吸毒成瘾者的)突然戒毒方法
the unpleasant state that drug addicts experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug; a way of treating drug addicts that makes them experience this state
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT (吸毒成瘾者)突然戒毒时的不适;戒毒反应
Cold turkeyis the unpleasant physical reaction that people experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they have become addicted to.- The quickest way to get her off the drug was to let her go cold turkey.
要使她摆脱毒品,最快的方法是让她彻底戒毒。
- The quickest way to get her off the drug was to let her go cold turkey.
英英释义
noun
- complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent
- he quit smoking cold turkey
- she quit her job cold turkey
- a blunt expression of views
- I told him cold turkey