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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abruptly
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| adv.突然地,出其不意地 |
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- 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。
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addiction
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| n.上瘾入迷,嗜好 |
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- 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。
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replacement
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| n.取代,替换,交换;替代品,代用品 |
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- 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。
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functional
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| adj.为实用而设计的,具备功能的,起作用的 |
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- 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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