| 单词 | water treatment |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater treatment water treatment n. (a) medical treatment employing water (administered internally or externally); an instance of this; cf. water cure n. 1; (b) = water torture n.; also figurative; cf. water cure n. 2.With Chinese water treatment in quot. 1991 cf. Chinese water torture n. at Chinese adj. and n. Additions. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatments using water > [noun] water treatment1832 water cure1834 water curing1842 hydropathy1843 hydrotherapy1876 hydriatry1886 society > authority > punishment > torture > [noun] > water-torture (drip on head) water torture1632 water treatment1966 1832 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 38 463 That in all cases the progress towards death is retarded by the water treatment. 1862 M. D. Colt Went to Kansas xii. 197 The homeopathic physician was called to see her yesterday, so she is under his treatment, while I have the privilege of giving her all the water treatment I choose. 1966 ‘G. Black’ You want to die, Johnny? x. 180 That character who had apologised to himself for using the water treatment on Lee Wat. 1991 J. DeMont Citizens Irving (1992) vi. 107 If the senator makes the statement often enough, like the relentless drip-drip of the Chinese water treatment, then some people are going to believe him. 1992 Country Homes & Interiors Apr. 7/1 Even those who quaff bottled mineral water in preference to the much scorned tap variety might draw the line at colonic irrigation, a water treatment said to be favoured by certain racy Royals. < as lemmas |
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