detoxification
/diːˌtɒksɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /diːˌtɑːksɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)dēˌtäksəfə̇ˈkāshən/ (ame, mw)
detoxification — 名詞
1. the act of taking dangerous chemicals, drugs, or other toxic matter out of a per
解毒；排毒
從身體或環境中清除有害物質的過程
the act of taking dangerous chemicals, drugs, or other toxic matter out of a person's body or out of soil, water, or food, so that nothing harmful is left behind.
The liver plays the main role in the detoxification of alcohol after a heavy meal.
在一頓大餐之後，肝臟在酒精的解毒過程中扮演最主要的角色。
collocation: detoxification of [substance]
Stephanie drank green tea every morning, hoping it would help with natural detoxification.
Stephanie 每天早上都喝綠茶，希望能幫助身體自然排毒。
Detoxification of the river took engineers more than three years after the factory leak.
工廠外洩之後，工程師花了三年多才完成河川的解毒工作。
Doctors at the clinic specialise in the detoxification of patients exposed to heavy metals.
這家診所的醫師專門替接觸到重金屬的病患進行排毒。
Farmers use special bacteria for the detoxification of soil polluted by old pesticides.
農民使用特殊細菌，為被舊農藥污染的土壤進行解毒。
- purification
broader; can apply to spiritual or symbolic cleansing too
- decontamination
more technical; emphasises hazardous waste, radiation, or chemical spills
- cleansing
more general and everyday; not specifically about toxins
- contamination
the opposite process — adding harmful substances
文法句型
detoxification of [substance/system]
用法筆記
Subject of the process is usually an organ (the liver, the kidneys) or a deliberate cleaning effort applied to a substance, body of water, or soil. Frequently appears with 'of' naming the polluted thing.
常見錯誤
2. a medical programme designed to help someone stop using alcohol or addictive dru
戒毒；戒酒
幫助停用毒品或酒精的醫療療程
a medical programme designed to help someone stop using alcohol or addictive drugs, by safely managing the bodily reactions that follow when the substance leaves their system.
Tariq spent three weeks in detoxification before joining a long-term recovery group.
Tariq 在戒毒治療中待了三週，之後才加入長期復原團體。
pattern: in detoxification (treatment setting)
The hospital opened a new wing for the detoxification of patients with severe alcohol problems.
這間醫院新開了一個病房，專門收治酗酒嚴重的病患做戒酒治療。
Doctors said Constanza needed medical detoxification because of her long history of heroin use.
醫師說 Constanza 長期使用海洛因，必須接受醫療戒毒。
Many clinics now offer outpatient detoxification for people who cannot leave their families.
現在許多診所為無法離開家人的患者提供門診戒毒。
Owen finished detoxification last month and is now attending weekly counselling sessions.
Owen 上個月完成戒毒治療，目前每週固定接受心理諮商。
- rehab
informal; often covers a longer programme that includes therapy as well as withdrawal
- withdrawal treatment
describes the same medical process but focuses on managing withdrawal symptoms
文法句型
undergo detoxification
in detoxification
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 names a clinical programme a person enters, not a chemical process. Typical subjects are people, not substances; common verbs are 'undergo', 'enter', 'complete', 'need'. Sense 1's subject is usually an organ or cleanup operation.