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

• 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。
• 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。
• The crisis should have a cathartic impact on the financial sector but there is a risk that responses to it will overshoot.
  危机应该会成为金融行业的一剂“泻药”，但也存在对危机反应过度的风险。
• Several networks, betting that viewers want to give the Great Recession a big, cathartic bear hug, have announced new shows about the little guy struggling and the big guy brought low.
  一些电视网，认为观众想给经济危机一个发泄似的大熊抱，他们播出了一些关于在经济危机中小人物挣扎和大人物破产的电视剧。
• Filming the DVD was obviously a cathartic experience, but why did you decide to release it to the public?
  拍摄DVD显然是一次畅通的经历，但是你为什么决定发行它呢？
• 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。
• A cathartic selloff in 1974 was followed by a quick recovery and then years of blah performance.
  1974年股市一跌暴跌，随后又迅速恢复，接着一连数年表现平平。
• 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。
• He called it the Ex. "It was cathartic," he says.
  这是一种很好的宣泄，他说。
• 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。