单词 | shock therapy |
释义 | shock therapy1. uncountable noun You can refer to the use of extreme policies or actions to solve a particular problem quickly as shock therapy. ...Prague's policy of economic shock therapy. 2. uncountable noun Shock therapy is a way of treating mentally ill patients by passing an electric current through their brain. ...the electrodes used for shock therapy. shock therapy in British English or shock treatment noun the treatment of certain psychotic conditions by injecting drugs or by passing an electric current through the brain (electroconvulsive therapy) to produce convulsions or coma shock therapy in American English a method of treating certain mental disorders by applying electric current to the brain or, less often, by injecting drugs: it results in convulsion or coma : also shock treatmentExamples of 'shock therapy' in a sentence |
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