cathartic

英 [kəˈθɑːtɪk]

美 [kəˈθɑːrtɪk]

adj.  起宣泄作用的; 宣泄情绪的

BNC.33415 / COCA.19984

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 起到发泄作用的;宣泄情绪的
  Something that iscathartichas the effect of catharsis.
  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。
  2. ...a liberating and cathartic experience.
     释放情感、宣泄情绪的体验

英英释义

noun

• a purging medicine
  Synonym:purgativephysicaperient

adj

• strongly laxative
  Synonym:evacuantpurgative
• emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
  Synonym:releasing
• emotionally purging
  Synonym:psychotherapeutic

双语例句

• Being in the air was so cathartic for him.
  对他来说，在空中飞行的感觉是如此畅快。
• Many filmgoers want a cathartic experience, but few reviewers are willing or even able to achieve catharsis.
  许多影迷希望能够在电影中有酣畅淋漓的感觉，但是没有评论员愿意或者是能够做到。
• One of the reasons the US has been so strong is because we have always been cathartic and have purged ourselves.
  美国之所以一直这么强大的原因之一，是我们总是在破旧迎新。
• Tears can be cathartic or a means of clearing the air.
  眼泪可以是消除误会的良药。
• All of this energy is cathartic and will lead you to various forms of fulfillment by mid-2009.
  这个能量是净化的，将会在2009年中之前为你们带来不同形式的完满。
• Experimental Treatment of Acute Organophosphorus Pesticide Poisoning with Adsorptive/ Cathartic Compound Prescriptions in Mice
  吸附/导泻复方制剂对小鼠有机磷急性中毒的实验治疗
• Cathartic Effects of Moringa Oleifera Leaves in Mice I'm afraid hot food or oily food does not agree with us.
  辣木叶对小白鼠通便作用的初步研究辛辣和油腻食物恐怕不合我们的胃口。
• As a young woman she had written a novel, a collection of short stories and a cathartic memoir about being jilted by her lover.
  当她是一个年轻女人的时候，她写过一部小说，一部短篇故事集和一部关于她被情人抛弃的，却是十分陶冶人情操的自传。
• 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。
• At this time, it seems unlikely that long-term stimulant laxative use will result in cathartic colon.
  从目前来看，长期使用刺激性泻药不太可能导致泻药结肠。