单词 | detox |
释义 | detox From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Hospital Drug culturedetoxde‧tox1 /ˈdiːtɒks $ -tɑːks/ noun [uncountable] informal1 MDDMHspecial treatment to help people stop drinking alcohol or taking drugs SYN rehabin detox She spent a month in detox.2 when you do not eat solid food or only drink special liquids for a period of time, which is thought to remove harmful substances from your bodyExamples from the Corpusdetox• Next month, an organizer from a local detox center will be speaking.• But I ain't going into no detox clinic, swigging bloody methadone.• But because of a subtle change in the structure of aldehyde dehydrogenase, this second detox step is blocked in some people.• Neither of us has been through detox even once. in detox• She spent a month in detox.detoxdetox2 verb [intransitive] informal1 if someone detoxes, they are given special treatment at a hospital to help them stop drinking alcohol or taking drugs2 to not eat solid food or only drink special liquids for a period of time, which is thought to remove harmful substances from your body→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdetox• Dare to detox and downsize your dress!• The doctors at the varIous emergency rooms suggested that he detox himself by lowering the dosage over a period of two weeks.Origin detox (1900-2000) detoxification |
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