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
双语例句
- EXAMPLE: Last month I stopped smoking cold turkey, which was the only way I knew I could succeed.
上个月,我断然戒烟,这是我所知道的能成功的唯一方法。 - I've been trying to quit smoking for awhile now, but going cold turkey is very difficult.
我试图在一段时间里戒烟,但是突然戒掉是很困难的。 - Besides, going cold turkey has its drawbacks: for one thing, it's nearly impossible – even a cold turkey sandwich is likely to contain sugar.
另外,走向绝对有它的错误:对于一件事,它几乎是不可能的&甚至一个冷火鸡三明治也可能含有糖。 - Stopping something cold turkey is hard, so its best to replace the unwanted habit with something positive.
戒掉坏习惯很难,所以最好用好习惯代替不想要的习惯。 - I heard you have to go cold turkey.
听说你一定要一次就戒掉。 - Are you going to try to stop smoking cold turkey?
你打算努力去彻底戒烟吗? - I'm talking cold turkey to you* I think it wise if your relationship has ended.
我是直截了当对你说的,我想你们的关系最好是不要继续下去了。 - I feel able to admit this, since over the course of my holiday I was able to go through cold turkey, conquer the addiction, and face the world clean.
我觉得现在我能够承认这件事了,因为在休假期间,我能够遵守突然戒除法、战胜咖啡瘾,然后清白地面对世界。 - Should weaning be cold turkey or gradual?
断奶是应该一下子还是慢慢来? - Far from cold turkey, the market is likely to be offered another drug.
非但没有人要一下子戒掉,市场还有可能再得到一剂“兴奋剂”。