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单词 cold turkey
释义 cold turkey
I. noun
1. : unrelieved blunt matter-of-fact statement or procedure : statement with irrevocable finality
 < I'm talking cold turkey to you … I think it wise if your relationship has ended — J.B.Clayton >
2. : a sure victim : one facing certain defeat, punishment, or destruction
 < a cold turkey for the enemy >
3. : abrupt complete cessation without medication of the use of drugs by a drug addict
 < trying the cold-turkey cure >
4. : a cold aloof person
 < the head nurse was a cold turkey >
II. adverb
Etymology: cold turkey, noun
: all at once : abruptly: as
 a. : without a period of gradual adjustment, adaptation, or withdrawal
  < quit smoking cold turkey >
 b. : without preparation
  < non-English-speaking students dropped cold turkey into English-only classrooms >
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