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

• 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。
• 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。
• She stopped smoking cold turkey.
  她突然戒了烟。
• 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。
• I quit smoking cold turkey.
  我用突然戒烟法戒了烟。
• South African zoo wants a chimpanzee to quit smoking cold turkey.
  南非一家动物园要一只黑猩猩立即戒菸。
• 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。
• John bravely kicked the habit of cold turkey.
  约翰勇敢地没有借药物的帮助就断然戒掉了毒瘾。
• He went through cold turkey to cure his heroin addiction.
  他通过完全戒毒疗法来治疗他的吸海洛因瘾。
• Andy does not dare ( to) talk cold turkey to Cecily.
  安迪不敢对塞西莉谈关于冰冻火鸡之事。