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

• 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。
• To be taken orally can use as cathartic, stomachic tonic.
  内服可用作泻药、健胃药等。
• 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。
• 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。
• And I hoped it would feel cathartic to make this together, as sort of our final act, he added.
  他又说道：我希望这样完成一首歌可以让我们宣泄一些伤感的情绪，算是我们最后的告别。
• 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
• 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。
• There's something cathartic about having a good cry and "letting it all out," even if you don't have anything in particular that's bringing you down.
  有些需要宣泄的事情会让你痛快的哭一场并且能让你全部发泄出来，尽管没有什么事情尤其是使你感到挫败的事情。
• East Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine.
  产于东印度的一种决明，具长荚果，含有黑色导泻的果肉，可作马的内服剂。
• Shopping is also deemed as cathartic activity, purging all your negative emotion.
  购物也被视为泻药活动，净化你所有的负面情绪。