cold turkey

adverb
🔊/ˌkəʊld ˈtɜːki/
🔊/ˌkəʊld ˈtɜːrki/
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  1. if somebody stops taking a drug cold turkey, they stop in a sudden way that produces an unpleasant state
    • I quit smoking cold turkey.我用突然戒烟法戒了烟。🔊🔊
    Topics Illnessc2

cold turkey

noun
🔊/ˌkəʊld ˈtɜːki/
🔊/ˌkəʊld ˈtɜːrki/
[uncountable]
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  1. the unpleasant state that drug addicts experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug; a way of treating drug addicts that makes them experience this state(吸毒成瘾者)突然戒毒时的痛苦;(治疗吸毒成瘾者的)突然戒毒方法Topics Illnessc2