detox
/ˈdiːtɒks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdiːtɑːks/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdē-ˌtäks di-ˈtäks/ (ame, mw) · /ˈdiː.tɒks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdiː.tɑːks/ (ame, ipa)
detox — noun
1. a planned period when you avoid alcohol, rich food, or other unwanted substances
a planned period when you avoid alcohol, rich food, or other unwanted substances so your body can recover.
After the holiday, Mira started a ten-day detox with simple soups and water.
start a ten-day detox
Felix joined his roommate's sugar detox before the summer football camp.
The magazine's detox plan cut out fried snacks for one week.
Roya ended her detox slowly after the doctor approved normal meals.
文法句型
go on a detox
a ten-day detox
sugar detox
用法筆記
Usually about a short, chosen health routine. Distinguish it from sense 2, which is medical help for alcohol or drug dependence.
2. treatment, or the place providing it, that helps someone stop using alcohol or d
treatment, or the place providing it, that helps someone stop using alcohol or drugs safely.
Kwame entered detox after years of hiding vodka bottles in the garage.
enter detox
The nurse said detox could begin once Mayumi stopped shaking.
Christopher drove his brother to detox when the pills became impossible to stop.
The county expanded detox after winter storms left more people homeless.
- detoxification
more formal medical term for the process
- rehab
broader and often includes longer treatment after the first withdrawal stage
- withdrawal unit
specifically names the hospital or clinic space
文法句型
enter detox
go to detox
leave detox
用法筆記
Often names the first stage of addiction treatment, but it can also mean the clinic or ward itself. Distinguish it from sense 1, which is a self-directed health reset.
detox — verb
- detoxpresent simple I / you / we / they
- detoxes3rd person singular
- detoxing-ing form
- detoxedpast simple
1. to stop having alcohol, rich food, or other unwanted substances for a while so y
to stop having alcohol, rich food, or other unwanted substances for a while so your body can recover.
Mayumi detoxed for a week after too many late-night takeout meals.
detox for a week
Ravindra plans to detox from sugary drinks before the hiking trip.
detox from sugary drinks
Sophia detoxed gently, replacing wine with tea and early sleep.
After the festival, Felix detoxed by cooking vegetables at home.
文法句型
detox for a week
detox from sugar
detox after the holidays
用法筆記
Usually intransitive and often followed by from before the thing you stop having. Distinguish it from sense 2, which is medical treatment for addiction.
2. to go through, or sometimes give, medical treatment that clears alcohol or drugs
to go through, or sometimes give, medical treatment that clears alcohol or drugs from the body safely.
Caio detoxed in hospital after mixing pain pills with strong beer.
detox in hospital
The clinic detoxed three patients before moving them to long-term care.
clinic detoxed three patients
After the overdose, doctors detoxed Roya under close night-time monitoring.
Christopher chose to detox near home so his mother could visit.
- detoxify
more technical and more often used transitively
- dry out
informal and mainly used for alcohol dependence
- enter rehab
broader because it can include later stages beyond withdrawal
文法句型
detox in hospital
detox from alcohol
detox a patient
用法筆記
This medical sense can describe the patient or the staff treating that patient. It is stronger than sense 1 and is usually used for alcohol or addictive drugs.