poison
noun
verb
ˈpɔɪzən
noun
1
a
substance
that
can
cause
death
or
serious
illness
if
you
eat
it,
drink
it
etc
毒，毒物，毒药
C,U
Belladonna
and
red
arsenic
are
deadly
poisons
.
颠茄和雄黄是致命的毒物。
a
box
of
rat
poison
(=poison
to
kill
rats)
一盒鼠药
He
swallowed
some
type
of
poison.
他吞食了某种毒药。
2
something
such
as
an
emotion
or
idea
that
makes
you
behave
badly
or
become
very
unhappy
使人不愉快的情绪，有害的思想
C
Hatred
is
a
poison
that
will
destroy
your
life.
仇恨是一种毒药，它会毁掉你的生活。
3
what’s your poison?
a
humorous
way
of
asking
which
alcoholic
drink
someone
would
like
[过时，口] 你想喝什么穿肠毒物？〔指酒，幽默用法〕
old-fashioned spoken
verb
4
to
give
someone
poison,
especially
by
adding
it
to
their
food
or
drink,
in
order
to
harm
or
kill
them
毒害; 毒杀
She
was
accused
in
1974
of
poisoning
her
second
husband,
Charles.
1974 年她被控毒死了她的第二任丈夫查尔斯。
He
killed
several
people
by
poisoning
their
tea.
他在茶里下毒杀死了几个人。
poison
sb
with
sth
Helms
attempted
to
poison
his
whole
family
with
strychnine.
赫尔姆斯企图用马钱子毒死全家。
5
if
a
substance
poisons
someone,
it
makes
them
sick
or
kills
them
〔物质〕毒害; 毒死
Thousands
of
children
were
poisoned
by
radiation.
几千名儿童遭受辐射的毒害。
6
to
make
land,
rivers,
air
etc
dirty
and
dangerous,
especially
by
the
use
of
harmful
chemicals
污染〔土地、河流、空气等〕
Pesticides
are
poisoning
our
rivers.
杀虫剂正在污染我们的河流。
7
to
have
very
harmful
and
unpleasant
effects
on
someone’s
mind,
emotions,
or
a
situation
毒害〔思想、情绪等〕，对…有不良的影响，危害
Her
childhood
had
been
poisoned
by
an
abusive
step-father.
她的童年被粗暴的继父毁掉了。
The
law
will
only
serve
to
poison
relations
between
the
US
and
Mexico.
这条法律只会起到危害美国和墨西哥关系的作用。
Television
violence
is
poisoning
the
minds
of
young
people.
电视暴力毒害着年轻人的思想。