detoxify
verb uk/diːˈtɒk.sɪ.faɪ/ us/diːˈtɑːk.sə.faɪ/
(REMOVE POISONS)
[ T ]去毒
to remove harmful chemicals from the body or from something
The chamber is used to detoxify patients with acute carbon-monoxide poisoning. 这个腔室是用来给一氧化碳中毒患者去毒用的
Caterpillars eat cherry leaves containing cyanide, but they rapidly detoxify them. 毛虫吃樱桃树带有氰化物的叶子，但是能很快地去毒。
[ I or T ]去毒，解毒
to stop using drugs or alcohol or eating certain foods for a period of time in order to get rid of harmful substances from your body
The idea of the diet was to detoxify the body. 这种饮食的理念是为身体排毒。
Believing that a person can rid themselves of poisons through detoxifying, he says, is magical thinking. 他说，相信一个人可以靠排毒来清除体内毒素，是一种异想天开的想法。
- More examples
- An enlarged liver loses its ability to detoxify the body's waste products.
- Conscientious mothers regularly detoxify kitchen surfaces in order to cut down risk of infection.
- They promote detoxifying products like seaweed wraps and sea-salt baths.
- She and her husband decided to detoxify as a pathway to healthier eating.
(IMPROVE REPUTATION)
[ T ]消除（公众对某个公司、产品或政党的）负面印象
to change or get rid of negative or damaging ideas that people connect with a company, product, political party, etc.
He embarked on a systematic campaign to detoxify the party brand. 他发起了一场运动，按部就班地改善党的形象。
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- His literary bestseller "The Name Of The Rose" detoxified the medieval mystery genre.