shock therapy

• 一种医学治疗方法，通过向大脑施加电流诱发受控的抽搐，主要用于治疗重度抑郁症和某些精神疾病。也用作比喻，指激进的经济或政治措施。

A medical treatment involving the application of electric currents to the brain to induce controlled seizures, used primarily for severe depression and certain mental disorders. Also used metaphorically to describe drastic economic or political measures.

1. C1formal

   A medical treatment involving the induction of seizures or electric shocks to the brain, used primarily for severe depression or certain mental disorders.

   休克疗法

   • The patient underwent shock therapy for severe depression.
   • Electroconvulsive therapy is a modern form of shock therapy.
   • Shock therapy is sometimes used when other treatments fail.

2. Economic reformC1formal

   A set of drastic economic policies, such as sudden price liberalization or privatization, intended to stabilize a struggling economy.

   经济改革

   • The country implemented shock therapy to combat hyperinflation.
   • Economic shock therapy often leads to short-term hardship.
   • Many economists debate the effectiveness of shock therapy reforms.