shock treatment
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈshock ˌtreatment (also shock therapy) noun [uncountable] 1. MHtreatment of mental illness using powerful electric shocks 〔治疗精神病的〕休克疗法，电休克疗法2 the use of extreme methods to change a system or solve a problem as quickly as possible – used especially in news reports 休克疗法〔指用极端手段尽快改变制度或解决问题的方法，尤用于新闻报道〕 the government’s shock therapy economic programme 政府休克疗法式的经济方案
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shock treatment• She had her first shock treatment immediately.• And she has received shock treatment before.• I only met him after he had that terrible shock treatment.ˈshock ˌtreatment nounChineseSyllable
mental electric illness powerful shocks of Corpus using treatment
shock treatment
ˈshock ˌtreatment
(also ˈshock ˌtherapy) noun [uncountable]
1. treatment of mental illness using powerful electric shocks
2. the use of extreme methods to change a system or solve a problem as quickly as possible – used especially in news reports:
the government’s shock therapy economic programme
ˈshock ˌtreatment
(also ˈshock ˌtherapy) noun [uncountable]1. treatment of mental illness using powerful electric shocks
2. the use of extreme methods to change a system or solve a problem as quickly as possible – used especially in news reports: