poison

美 [ˈpɔɪzn]英 [ˈpɔɪzn]
  • n.毒药,毒物,毒素;<化>抑制剂;<核>中子吸收剂;<俚>烈性酒,劣酒;极有害的思想(或心情等),精神毒药;令人厌恶的事物(或人)
  • vt.污染(环境);毒死,毒害;毒化,危害,使恶化;下毒,在…中放毒;<化>减弱,抑制;<核>做中子中和剂
  • adj.有毒的,引起中毒的;恶毒的,刻毒的

复数: poisons 过去式: poisoned 现在分词: poisoning 过去分词: poisoned 第三人称单数: poisons

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noun

1

毒药;毒物;毒素
a substance that causes death or harm if it is swallowed or absorbed into the body

Some mushrooms contain a deadly poison.

有些蘑菇含有致命毒素。

How did he die? Was it poison?

他是怎么死的?是中毒吗?

The dog was killed by rat poison (= poison intended to kill rats ) .

狗被耗子药毒死了。

to hunt with poison arrows

用毒箭狩猎

bombs containing poison gas

毒气弹

2

极有害的思想(或心情等);精神毒药
an idea, a feeling, etc. that is extremely harmful

the poison of racial hatred

种族仇恨这种害人的思想

习语

used to ask sb what alcoholic drink they would like

used to say that different people like different things; what one person likes very much, another person does not like at all

verb

1

毒死;毒害
to harm or kill a person or an animal by giving them poison

2

下毒;在…中放毒
to put poison in or on sth

a poisoned arrow

毒箭

Someone had been poisoning his food.

有人一直在他的食物里下毒。

Large sections of the river have been poisoned by toxic waste from factories.

工厂的有毒废弃物污染了大段大段的河流。

3

毒化;败坏;使恶化
to have a bad effect on sth

His comment served only to poison the atmosphere still further.

他的评论只有使气氛更加恶化。

She succeeded in poisoning their minds against me.

是她令他们仇视我的。

习语

a thing which seems attractive when it is given to sb but which soon becomes unpleasant

poison

频次

  • 1
    N-MASS 毒物;毒药;毒素
    Poison is a substance that harms or kills people or animals if they swallow it or absorb it.

    Poison from the weaver fish causes paralysis, swelling, and nausea...

    龙的毒素会引起瘫痪、肿胀和恶心。

  • 2
    VERB (人)使中毒,毒杀,毒害
    If someone poisons another person, they kill the person or make them ill by giving them poison.

    The rumours that she had poisoned him could never be proved.

    她曾下毒害他的谣言永远都无法得到证实。

  • She was sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment for poisoning and attempted murder.

    她因投毒和谋杀未遂被判20年监禁。

  • 4
    VERB (物质)使中毒,毒死
    If you are poisoned by a substance, it makes you very ill and sometimes kills you.

    Employees were taken to hospital yesterday after being poisoned by fumes...

    因吸入有害气体而中毒的员工昨天被送进了医院。

  • ...acute alcohol poisoning...

    急性酒精中毒

  • 6
    VERB 在…中放毒;在…上涂毒
    If someone poisons a food, drink, or weapon, they add poison to it so that it can be used to kill someone.

    If I was your wife I would poison your coffee.

    如果我是你老婆,我会在你的咖啡里下毒。

  • He was terrified to eat, suspecting that the food was poisoned.

    他不敢吃东西,怀疑食物被人投了毒。

  • 8
    VERB 破坏,污染(水、空气或土地)
    To poison water, air, or land means to damage it with harmful substances such as chemicals.

    ...the textile and fibre industries that taint the air, poison the water and use vast amounts of natural resources...

    污染空气、破坏水源并消耗大量自然资源的纺织纤维工业

  • 9
    VERB 危害;败坏;毒化
    Something that poisons a good situation or relationship spoils it or destroys it.

    The whole atmosphere has really been poisoned.

    整个气氛已全然遭到破坏。

  • 10
    PHRASE (通常指以谎言)使(对…)产生恶感,使(对…)心怀仇视
    If someone poisons your mind against another person, they make you dislike that person, usually by telling you things that are not true.

noun

1
anything that harms or destroys
the poison of fascism
2
any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
Synonym: toxicant poisonous substance

verb

1
administer poison to
She poisoned her husband but he did not die
2
add poison to
Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her
Synonym: envenom
3
kill with poison
She poisoned her husband
4
kill by its poison
This mushrooms can poison
5
spoil as if by poison
poison someone's mind
poison the atmosphere in the office

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  1. ' Poison ' took first prize at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival

    《毒药》在1991年的圣丹斯电影节上获得一等奖。

  2. Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child .

    酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。

  3. In cases of food poisoning , young children are especially vulnerable .

    遇到食物中毒,幼儿尤其容易受危害。

  4. Cases of food poisoning have trebled in the last two years .

    在过去的两年里,食物中毒事件增加了两倍。

  5. Police believe his wife could not have administered the poison .

    警方认为他的妻子是不可能下毒的。

  6. It was found that her blood contained poison .

    她的血液中发现有毒素。

  7. Her blood was found to contain poison .

    她的血液中发现有毒素。

  8. The rats were controlled by poisoning .

    用毒杀法使老鼠受到控制。

  9. Large sections of the river have been poisoned by toxic waste from factories .

    工厂的有毒废弃物污染了大段大段的河流。

  10. How did he die ? Was it poison ?

    他是怎么死的?是中毒吗?

  11. The substance has been scheduled as a poison .

    这种物质已被列为毒物。

  12. She succeeded in poisoning their minds against me .

    是她令他们仇视我的。

  13. The post-mortem on the child revealed that she had been poisoned .

    验尸证明这孩子是被人毒死的。

  14. The post-mortem revealed traces of poison in his stomach .

    验尸发现他胃中有微量毒物。

  15. The police suspected poisoning .

    警方怀疑有人下毒。

  16. The snake can squirt poison from a distance of a metre .

    这种蛇能把毒液喷射到一米处远。

  17. Some mushrooms contain a deadly poison .

    有些蘑菇含有致命毒素。

  18. If I was your wife I would poison your coffee .

    如果我是你老婆,我会在你的咖啡里下毒。

  19. The autopsy report gave the cause of death as poisoning .

    验尸报告上显示死因为中毒。

  20. Some organisms are responsible for spoiling food and cause food poisoning

    有些生物会导致食物变质并引起食物中毒。

  21. The rumours that she had poisoned him could never be proved .

    她曾下毒害他的谣言永远都无法得到证实。

  22. The whole atmosphere has really been poisoned .

    整个气氛已全然遭到破坏。

  23. He had suffered a serious case of food poisoning over the Christmas holidays .

    在圣诞假期里,他经历了一次严重的食物中毒。

  24. Toxic waste could endanger lives and poison fish .

    有毒废物可能危及生命,毒死鱼类。

  25. Employees were taken to hospital yesterday after being poisoned by fumes

    因吸入有害气体而中毒的员工昨天被送进了医院。

  26. Many doctors fail to report cases , even though food poisoning is a notifiable disease .

    很多医生没有报告病例,尽管食物中毒是应该通报的。

  27. He was barely able to drag his poisoned leg behind him

    他极费力地拖着那条中毒的腿走路。

  28. He does not regard his new job as a poisoned chalice

    他并不认为自己的新工作是金杯毒酒。

  29. The land has been completely poisoned by chemicals .

    土地已被化学品彻底污染。

  30. He could not possibly have been poisoned as popular legend has it .

    他不可能像民间传说的那样被下了毒。

  • 习语

n.

what's your poison?

(用于问别人想喝什么酒)
used to ask sb what alcoholic drink they would like

one man's meat is another man's poison

兴趣爱好因人而异;一人手中宝,他人脚下草
used to say that different people like different things; what one person likes very much, another person does not like at all

v.

a poisoned chalice

金杯毒酒
a thing which seems attractive when it is given to sb but which soon becomes unpleasant