【cathartic】 - SAT备考词汇

cathartic

UK:  [kəˈθɑː(r)tɪk]

US:  [kəˈθɑrtɪk]

复数：cathartics  

adj.

1.宣泄感情的,

2.【医】通便的

n.

1.【医】泻药

1 . The result of what he calls a "cathartic process" was the Manifesto for Growth, a ten-year plan to revive the company.
他所说的“宣泄过程”的结果是制定了一项重振公司的十年计划——“增长宣言”。

2 . The diet used with a cathartic consists of clear liquids or is designed to leave a minimal colonic fecal residue with laxatives.
饮食用于泻剂包括透明液体或旨在留下最小结肠粪渣泻药。肠道灌洗解决洗出结肠在一个安全的和有效的方式。

3 . The Japanese have so many reasons to resent the LDP that you might think voting it out of office would be cathartic.
日本民众有如此多厌恶自民党的理由，以至于可能会令你感到，在投票中将它赶下台将是一件大快人心之事。

4 . The Lakers, meanwhile, spoke of their victory as if it were a cathartic event, almost in reverential tones.
与此同时，湖人队正在用几乎尊敬的语调谈论这场像是一种宣泄的胜利。

5 . As a young woman she had written a novel, a collection of short stories and a cathartic memoir about being jilted by her lover.
年轻的时候，她也写过一部小说，一本短篇故事集，还有一本宣泄感情的回忆录，记述的是她被爱人抛弃的故事。