detox

Related topics: Drug culture, Hospital

de·tox1 /ˈdiːtɒks $ -tɑːks/ noun [uncountableU] informal

1 MDDMHspecial treatment to help people stop drinking alcohol or taking drugs 脱瘾；戒酒（治疗）；戒毒（治疗） SYN rehab

in detox

She spent a month in detox.

她接受了一个月的戒毒治疗。

2. when you do not eat solid food or only drink special liquids for a period of time, which is thought to remove harmful substances from your body 排毒（疗法）〔一段时间内不吃固体食物或只喝特别的流质，据称可将体内的有害物质排出〕

Examples from the Corpus

detox• Next month, an organizer from a local detox center will be speaking.• But I ain't going into no detox clinic, swigging bloody methadone.• But because of a subtle change in the structure of aldehyde dehydrogenase, this second detox step is blocked in some people.• Neither of us has been through detox even once.

in detox• She spent a month in detox.

detox2 verb [intransitiveI] informal

1. if someone detoxes, they are given special treatment at a hospital to help them stop drinking alcohol or taking drugs 脱瘾；戒酒；戒毒

2. to not eat solid food or only drink special liquids for a period of time, which is thought to remove harmful substances from your body 给身体排毒

Examples from the Corpus

detox• Dare to detox and downsize your dress!• The doctors at the varIous emergency rooms suggested that he detox himself by lowering the dosage over a period of two weeks.

Origin detox

(1900-2000) detoxification

de·tox1 noundetox2 verb

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