detox
/ˈdiːtɒks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdiːtɑːks/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdē-ˌtäks di-ˈtäks/ (ame, mw) · /ˈdiː.tɒks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdiː.tɑːks/ (ame, ipa)
detox — 名詞
1. a planned period when you avoid alcohol, rich food, or other unwanted substances
排毒期
為了健康暫停攝取有害物
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.
假期後，Mira 開始進行十天的排毒期，只喝水並吃清淡的湯。
start a ten-day detox
Felix joined his roommate's sugar detox before the summer football camp.
Felix 在夏天的足球營前，跟著室友一起做戒糖排毒。
The magazine's detox plan cut out fried snacks for one week.
那本雜誌的排毒計畫要求一週不吃油炸零食。
Roya ended her detox slowly after the doctor approved normal meals.
醫師同意恢復正常飲食後，Roya 才慢慢結束排毒期。
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
戒癮療程
戒酒戒毒的療程或單位
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.
Kwame 在車庫藏伏特加瓶好幾年後，終於進了戒癮療程。
enter detox
The nurse said detox could begin once Mayumi stopped shaking.
護士說，等 Mayumi 不再發抖後，就能開始戒癮療程。
Christopher drove his brother to detox when the pills became impossible to stop.
藥丸問題失控後，Christopher 把哥哥送去戒癮中心。
The county expanded detox after winter storms left more people homeless.
冬季風暴後無家可歸者增加，郡政府擴大了戒癮病房。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
排毒
為了健康暫停攝取有害物
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.
連著好幾晚吃外食後，Mayumi 排毒了一週。
detox for a week
Ravindra plans to detox from sugary drinks before the hiking trip.
Ravindra 打算在健行前先排毒，停喝含糖飲料。
detox from sugary drinks
Sophia detoxed gently, replacing wine with tea and early sleep.
Sophia 輕鬆地排毒，用茶和早睡取代紅酒。
After the festival, Felix detoxed by cooking vegetables at home.
音樂節後，Felix 靠在家煮蔬菜餐來排毒。
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
戒癮
接受戒酒戒毒治療
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.
Caio 把止痛藥和烈啤酒混著喝後，在醫院戒癮。
detox in hospital
The clinic detoxed three patients before moving them to long-term care.
診所在把三名病人轉到長期照護前，先替他們做戒癮治療。
clinic detoxed three patients
After the overdose, doctors detoxed Roya under close night-time monitoring.
過量服藥後，醫師在夜間嚴密監測下替 Roya 戒癮。
Christopher chose to detox near home so his mother could visit.
Christopher 選擇在家附近戒癮，好讓母親能來探望。
- 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.