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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• G.M. has stated it will go cold turkey on incentives, and it has.
  通用汽车公司曾宣布将要断然停止奖励办法，现在果然停了。
• 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。
• 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。
• So if he's gone cold turkey.
  如果他用冷火鸡法戒除。
• I heard you have to go cold turkey.
  听说你一定要一次就戒掉。
• Well, if you want to be with me, you'll just have to quit cold turkey.
  呃，你如果想和我在一起，就得断然戒烟。
• One day, my friend Rick went cold turkey on cigarettes.
  一天，我朋友力克突然不抽烟了。