在英语中有一则成语叫cold turkey,MacMillan English Dictionary - American对它的解释是:if you stop doing something such as smoking or taking drugs cold turkey, you stop it suddenly and completely。也就是说,cold turkey是一个副词,如果你突然彻底改掉某种习惯,就是stop doing something cold turkey。
【例】People who quit smoking cold turkey instead of gradually might be more successful than those who wean themselves off slowly, a new study finds.
(来源:CNN官网,地址为http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/15/health/quit-smoking-cold-turkey/index.html)
3. Turkey(土耳其)
最后请大家记住,土耳其是Turkey,拼写和发音都跟turkey(火鸡)相同。顺便提一下,匈牙利是Hungary,比hungry(饥饿的)少了一个字母a,但发音几乎一样——怪不得西方人喜欢吃肉呢!