cold turkey

名词 n. 动词 v. 副词 adv.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug. idiomatic,informal,uncountable
  2. The physiological effects of such a withdrawal. uncountable
  3. Something exposed as a target due to surmountable defense. US,slang,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To undergo sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug. informal,intransitive
副词 adv.
  1. Not gradually; all at once; referring especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction. idiomatic,not-comparable
    — It is difficult, but possible to quit smoking cold turkey.

词形变化

cold turkeys present,singular,third-person cold turkeying participle,present cold turkeyed participle,past cold turkeyed past

词源

词源 1
Various explanations; see Cold turkey § Etymology on Wikipedia.
词源 2
Various explanations; see Cold turkey § Etymology on Wikipedia.
词源 3
Various explanations; see Cold turkey § Etymology on Wikipedia.
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