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”。
• Then one day, I decided to quit cold turkey after trying everything else.
  在试过其它各种戒烟方法后，有一天我决定要断然戒烟。
• Are you going to try to stop smoking cold turkey?
  你打算努力去彻底戒烟吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• Should weaning be cold turkey or gradual?
  断奶是应该一下子还是慢慢来？
• 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。
• 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。
• I heard you have to go cold turkey.
  听说你一定要一次就戒掉。
• I quit smoking cold turkey.
  我用突然戒烟法戒了烟。