cathartic

[US]/kə'θɑːtɪk/
[UK]/kə'θɑrtɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 通便的
n. 瀉藥
Word Forms

Example Sentences

to act as a cathartic

用作瀉藥

crying is a cathartic release.

哭泣是一種宣泄。

A brownish-yellow oil obtained from the seeds of a tropical Asian shrub or small tree (Croton tiglium) and having a cathartic action too violent for human use.

巴豆油:一種棕黃色油,從一種亞洲熱帶灌木或小樹(巴豆屬巴豆)的種子中提取,有強烈的導瀉作用,人類不宜食用

Writing in a journal can be cathartic after a long day.

在日記本上寫作可以在漫長的一天後發泄情緒。

Watching a sad movie can be a cathartic experience.

看悲傷的電影可以是一種宣泄的體驗。

Crying can be a cathartic release of emotions.

哭泣可以是一種情緒的宣泄。

Talking to a therapist can be cathartic.

與心理治療師交談可以是一種宣泄。

Exercising can be a cathartic way to relieve stress.

運動可以是一種宣泄壓力的方式。

Painting can be a cathartic form of self-expression.

繪畫可以是一種宣泄的自我表達形式。

Listening to music can be cathartic and soothing.

聽音樂可以是一種宣泄和舒緩的方式。

Engaging in a creative hobby can be cathartic.

從事創意愛好可以是一種宣泄。

Venting to a friend can be cathartic.

向朋友傾訴可以是一種宣泄。

Dancing can be a cathartic way to let loose.

跳舞可以是一種宣泄的方式來放鬆。

Real-world Examples

It's cathartic for me, and it's the 20th anniversary.

對我來說是種宣泄方式,已經二十年了。

Source: Our Day Season 2

But this is also what makes it so cathartic.

但這也是它如此宣泄的原因。

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

Because people watch that scene, and it's cathartic for them.

因爲人們看那一幕,對他們來說是一種宣泄。

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

So making Folklore and Evermore was one of the most unique, cathartic, extraordinary experiences I've ever had.

所以,製作《Folklore》和《Evermore》這兩張專輯的過程,是我有生以來最獨特、最過癮也是最不尋常的經歷之一。

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

It felt very daring and it felt very cathartic and it was terrifying.

這讓人感覺非常大膽、宣泄,但也讓人害怕。

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

Really? Earlier. On the porch. We were talking, all cathartic, feelings exposed. Come on, we kissed, Elena.

真要裝嗎?早些時候。門廊上。我們在聊天,我們坦誠相對,互訴情愫。我們都親吻過了,埃琳娜。

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

And yet I felt like there was it was kind of cathartic in a way you know.

然而,我覺得在某種程度上,這是一種宣泄。

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

As Meghan O'Gieblyn wrote in the Boston Review, " This isn't social justice. It's a cathartic alternative."

像梅根·奧吉布林在 《波士頓評論》上寫到:“這根本不是社會正義。 這是一種宣泄。”

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) September 2016 Collection

Did he mean literal purging? I mean I guess a good barf can be cathartic in a sense.

他所說的淨化就是字面上的淨化嗎?我的意思是 我想好的嘔吐物在某種意義上可以起到淨化(通便)作用。

Source: Crash Course in Drama

There's something cathartic about making sense of something that is stressing us, annoying us, or getting us down.

理解讓我們感到壓力、煩擾或沮喪的事情是一種宣泄。

Source: Portable English Bilingual Edition

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