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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent
  1. he quit smoking cold turkey
  2. she quit her job cold turkey
• a blunt expression of views
  1. I told him cold turkey

双语例句

• 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”。
• Manuscript submitted, I went cold turkey on holiday, knowing that the headache and sluggishness of mind would be both less painful and less important while wandering around the Welsh coast.
  在交稿后，我在度假时采用了突然戒除法，因为我明白，当我在威尔士海岸漫步时，头疼和精神萎靡的痛苦程度要轻得多。
• He quit smoking a week ago. He tells everyone that he went cold turkey for me.
  （他一星期前戒烟了。他见人就说他突然戒烟是为了我。）
• 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。
• You have to stop doing many things cold turkey as a symbolic declaration to the Universe.
  你不得不停止做很多事情，直截了当地对宇宙做出象征性的宣战。
• So if he's gone cold turkey.
  如果他用冷火鸡法戒除。
• The millionaire talked cold turkey to his extravagant nephew, hinting that he might be disinherited.
  那百万富翁对他挥霍无度的侄儿晓以利害，并暗示其继承权可能被剥夺。
• 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。
• Should weaning be cold turkey or gradual?
  断奶是应该一下子还是慢慢来？
• From cold turkey to hypnosis, cigarette smokers have tried various methods to help kick the smoking habit.
  不管是突然停止抽烟还是催眠戒烟，吸烟者已经尝试过各种各样的办法戒烟。