cold turkey 绝对失败者,直截了当地

时间:2014-11-26 05:20:46

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"Cold turkey" describes the actions of a person who abruptly1 gives up a habit or addiction2 rather than gradually easing the process through gradual reduction or by using replacement3 medication.
 
Cold turkey指一个人短时间内很快戒除了某个习惯或者成瘾的嗜好,而不是通过逐渐减量或使用替代药物等手段逐渐戒除。
 
当名词时cold turkey意为“绝对失败者”,“莽撞”等;当副词时意为“直截了当地”、“开门见山地”或者“断然地”。
 
比如: 
 
He quit heavy drinking cold turkey. 
他没靠任何帮助,断然戒掉了酗酒的恶习。
热门美剧《国土安全》第3季中,Brody被Saul的手下发现时已有毒瘾,来看他们的对话: 
 
-The guy's a junkie, sir. 
-Has to be cold turkey. Where he’s going, we need him functional4
-这家伙有毒瘾。 
-必须完全戒掉,无论如何都得让他正常起来。

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1 abruptly iINyJ     
adv.突然地,出其不意地
参考例句:
  • He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
  • I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
2 addiction JyEzS     
n.上瘾入迷,嗜好
参考例句:
  • He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
  • Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。
3 replacement UVxxM     
n.取代,替换,交换;替代品,代用品
参考例句:
  • We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
  • They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。
4 functional 5hMxa     
adj.为实用而设计的,具备功能的,起作用的
参考例句:
  • The telephone was out of order,but is functional now.电话刚才坏了,但现在可以用了。
  • The furniture is not fancy,just functional.这些家具不是摆着好看的,只是为了实用。

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