Word
detoxes
戒瘾病房；戒瘾诊所
detoxes is the plural of detox.
the hospital ward or clinic where patients are detoxified
- 1.
Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or addictive drugs.
解毒,尤指身体去除酒精或成瘾药物。
- 2.
A detoxification unit.
脱瘾治疗机构。
解毒,尤指身体去除酒精或成瘾药物。；脱瘾治疗机构。
In use
The hospital's detox is on the third floor, next to the general ward.
She has worked as a nurse in the detox for nearly five years.
The center opened a new detox last year to meet the growing demand.
be in detox
名词用法：detox 在此指戒瘾病房/诊所；be in detox 表示‘在戒瘾病房接受治疗’。
The patient is in detox.
病人正在戒瘾病房。
go to detox
名词用法：go to detox 表示‘去戒瘾机构’；若强调入住，也可用 check into detox。
She went to detox after the intervention.
干预之后，她去了戒瘾诊所。
detox someone
动词用法：detox 是及物动词，后接接受戒毒治疗的人。
Connections
Collocations
- detox clinic
- 戒瘾诊所
- He was referred to a detox clinic for alcohol addiction.他被转介到一家戒瘾诊所治疗酒精成瘾。
- detox unit
- 戒瘾病房
- The hospital's detox unit is often full.这家医院的戒瘾病房经常满员。
- detox center
- 戒瘾中心
- She spent three months at a detox center in Arizona.她在亚利桑那州的一家戒瘾中心待了三个月。
- check into detox
- 入住戒瘾诊所
- He checked into detox after a severe relapse.严重复发后，他入住了戒瘾诊所。
- be admitted to detox
- 被收治进戒瘾病房
- Patients are admitted to detox for medical supervision.病人被收治进戒瘾病房接受医疗监护。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
detox 可拆成 de（去除）+ tox（毒），联想：把体内的毒‘脱’掉，所以指戒瘾病房。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：hospital、rehabilitation center、news report 此条按名词处理，指“戒瘾病房/戒瘾诊所”，多用于医院、康复机构或相关新闻报道中，口语色彩较明显；正式文书或医学术语更常说 detoxification unit/center，需按场合选择。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words in the list rhyme with the final stressed syllable of detox (/diːˈtɒks/): they end in /ɒks/. Note that toxic (/ˈtɒksɪk/) and toxin (/ˈtɒksɪn/) share the spelling 'tox' but are not rhymes because the stress falls earlier in those words.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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