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detoxification
脱瘾；戒瘾治疗
treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol, intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances
尤指针对毒品或酒精成瘾的医疗脱瘾过程
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The process of removing toxins.
去除毒素的过程。
解毒；解毒作用；去除毒素的过程。；解毒作用
In use
The liver plays a central role in the body's detoxification of harmful substances.
After the snakebite, the doctor gave him medicine to speed up detoxification.
Some people believe that sweating helps with natural detoxification, but doctors are skeptical.
undergo detoxification
undergo detoxification 是常见搭配，指接受针对毒品或酒精成瘾的脱瘾治疗。
The patient underwent detoxification at a rehabilitation center.
这位病人在康复中心接受了戒瘾治疗。
detoxification from [substance]
表示戒除某种成瘾物质时，用介词 from 引出该物质。
She completed a six-week program for detoxification from alcohol.
她完成了一个为期六周的戒酒项目。
the detoxification of [toxic substance]
此义偏重生理或医学上的解毒过程，与戒瘾治疗含义不同。
The liver is responsible for the detoxification of metabolic waste products.
肝脏负责代谢废物的解毒。
Common mistakes
I need to detoxification my body.I need to detoxify my body.
detoxification 是名词，表示‘解毒/戒瘾过程’；表示‘给身体解毒’要用动词 detoxify。
He is in detoxification.He is undergoing detoxification.
detoxification 通常与 undergo 搭配，表示‘接受戒毒/解毒治疗’；in detoxification 不符合英语习惯。
Connections
Collocations
- undergo detoxification
- 接受戒瘾治疗
- He decided to undergo detoxification at a private clinic.他决定在一家私人诊所接受戒瘾治疗。
- detoxification program
- 脱瘾计划
- The rehab center offers a structured detoxification program.康复中心提供结构化的脱瘾计划。
- detoxification unit
- 戒瘾病房
- She was admitted to the detoxification unit for a week.她被送入戒瘾病房住了一个星期。
- alcohol detoxification
- 酒精脱瘾
- Alcohol detoxification can cause severe withdrawal symptoms.酒精脱瘾可能引起严重的戒断症状。
- liver detoxification
- 肝脏解毒
- Liver detoxification is essential for maintaining good health.肝脏解毒对保持健康至关重要。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 de + tox（毒）+ ification（过程），就是去掉毒物——既能指肝脏解毒，也能指戒酒戒毒。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：addiction treatment、clinical toxicology、health education detoxification 多用于正式或医学/健康类的书面语境，如医疗报告、学术文章或健康科普；在日常口语中会显得过于正式。它既可以表示戒毒/戒酒的脱瘾治疗，也可以表示身体（尤其是肝脏）对毒物的解毒作用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the suffix -ification /ɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, matching the ending of detoxification. Beware lookalikes like detox /ˈdiːtɒks/ and toxic /ˈtɒksɪk/, which have different stress and vowel sounds.
Learn the forms together
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