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

• And that's what the art is for at this stage, is actually to let it have some sort of cathartic effect on you.
  这就是艺术在这种时候的意义，它其实能帮你释放自己强烈的情感。
• 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。
• Tears can be cathartic or a means of clearing the air.
  眼泪可以是消除误会的良药。
• 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。
• Comparative Study of Direct Nursing Cost between Auricular-plaster Method and Routine Cathartic Therapy
  耳穴贴压与一般通便疗法的护理直接成本的比较
• To be taken orally can use as cathartic, stomachic tonic.
  内服可用作泻药、健胃药等。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• Experience shows that the harsh discipline required to list on equity markets can be cathartic, transforming staid monopolies into nimbler, more profitable enterprises.
  经验表明，不规范运作只有通过上市才能加以规范，变垄断企业为更具效率和盈利能力的上市企业。