cathartic

英[kə'θɑːtɪk] 美[kə'θɑːtɪk]
  • n. 泻药
  • adj. 利泻的;通便的;起宣泄作用的
Noun:
  1. a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

Adjective:
  1. emotionally purging

  2. emotionally purging (of e.g. art)

  3. strongly laxative

1. His laughter was cathartic, an animal yelp that brought tears to his eyes.
他哈哈大笑以宣泄情绪,声音如野兽般尖厉,眼泪都笑出来了。

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2. Ask or call your surgeon before taking a cathartic.
在使用通便药之前,要向医生询问.

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3. To be taken orally can use as cathartic, stomachic tonic.
内服可用作泻药 、 健胃药等.

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4. Nasser's 1956 triumph endured in Arab memory as a moment of cathartic liberation.
在阿拉伯的记忆里,纳赛尔1956年的大胜是净化解放运动的重要时刻.

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5. Antidote for overdose application: emetic, cathartic, alkalescent foods and beverages.
服用过量时所需用的解毒剂: 催吐, 泻药, 弱碱性食品、饮料.

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels.
      通过使用一种药物来清除体内加速内脏的循环。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The drug had a cathartic effect.
      这药有导泻的作用。
    2. It seems magic was his cathartic outlet.
      魔术似乎是他宣泄这种恐惧的出路。