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单词 poisonous
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Definition of poisonous in English:

poisonous

adjective ˈpɔɪzənəsˈpɔɪz(ə)nəs
  • 1(of a substance or plant) causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body.

    poisonous chemicals
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He also advised parents to lock up all detergents and poisonous substances, together with matches, lighters, pitch oil, guns and ammunition.
    • It could be, and it's a doctrine that John knows well, the fruit of the poisonous tree.
    • Detoxification once referred to the process of removing some specific poisonous substance from the body.
    • She allegedly consumed some poisonous substance.
    • The hemlock of the title refers to the evergreen tree, rather than to the poisonous herb that was the means of Socrates' forced suicide.
    • Older brothers or sisters should be supervised when around a baby to stop them feeding tablets or other poisonous substances to the baby.
    • The licence is available to any member of the public providing they adhere to a set of 14 conditions which include not removing soil from the land or planting any poisonous trees or shrubs on it.
    • All living organisms, including humans, are constantly exposed to foreign substances and poisonous chemicals or toxins.
    • According to Lenin, as a consequence, the families are surviving on poisonous grass and wild mushrooms for the last four years.
    • And some plants may transfer the poisonous chemicals to their food.
    • If you have young children think twice before planting poisonous trees.
    • He further alleged that her in-laws made his sister drink milk laced with some poisonous substance.
    • The American courts for criminal procedure have stuck to a strong tradition of oppressing the fruits of the poisonous trees.
    • The police sent the viscera of the woman for chemical examination to find out if the death was caused by some poisonous substance.
    • A wayward camera does not help student wizards to catapult malevolent plants at poisonous mushrooms or send explosive cauldrons flying into barriers.
    • These junkyards have to be removed as poisonous chemicals and substances flow into the river and the lake through these places.
    • Eating, for example, offers an avenue for ingesting tainted or poisonous food resulting in serious illness or death.
    • These pills are poisonous substances intending to end life.
    • At least one other kind of fern is immediately poisonous, so such plants are not to be tasted at random.
    • There are no medical records anywhere in the world where people live with poisonous substances in their bodies.
    Synonyms
    toxic, deadly, fatal, lethal, mortal, death-dealing, virulent, noxious, environmentally unfriendly
    1. 1.1 (of an animal) producing poison as a means of attacking enemies or prey; venomous.
      a poisonous snake
      Example sentencesExamples
      • From now on, special licences will be needed to own potentially dangerous pets, such as snakes or poisonous spiders.
      • The poisonous insects are known to cause a horrible rash if tiny hairs from their bodies come into contact with a person's skin and they can also spark asthma and hay fever attacks.
      • Primitive humans would have needed to avoid certain species of animals, as we do now, such as venomous snakes, poisonous frogs, tarantulas and wolves.
      • Dangerous and wild animals, like poisonous snakes and stinging ants, inhabited their rain forests.
      • The tropical climate can be uncomfortable and brings the inevitable insects and poisonous creatures.
      • They are also taught which animals to avoid like poisonous snakes, though they sometimes must learn on their own the hard way.
      • Sea snakes are among the most poisonous creatures in the coral reef areas, described by scientists to rival a cobra.
      • In case the Regent's Park buildings should be involved in an air raid, all the poisonous insects and snakes have been destroyed.
      • The swamps are infested with poisonous snakes and fearsome insects with bites so strong they will either kill a man or drive him mad.
      • I've been to Darwin and there's nothing there but poisonous spiders and snakes, so this man must be bored out of his head.
      • But the hole had its dangers; if the pot broke or cracked, the guerrilla could be attacked by poisonous spiders or snakes.
      • Man-eating saltwater crocodiles lurk in nearby estuaries along with the deadly box jellyfish, the most poisonous creature on earth.
      • A snake or poisonous spider bites in a single spot, but the box jelly's venom enters a victim's body over a very large area.
      • Then it occurred to me that Tuscany was no more infested with nasty poisonous creatures than the peaceful county of Norththamptonshire, where I reside without any fear at all.
      • Now, everyone knows the black snake is a poisonous creature.
      • No, he likes the light here real good, but the puff adder is animal that has the longest fangs amongst any poisonous snake in the world.
      • Lower in status were the scorpion-charmers, who used magic to rid an area of poisonous reptiles and insects.
      • There will be some books on spotting bird species, and, if abroad, a rather worrying one on identifying poisonous insects and arachnids.
      • There are no poisonous snakes or insects and no malaria.
      • The area abounded with poisonous snakes and insects, and I was continually amazed that none of the other children was bitten.
      Synonyms
      venomous, deadly
    2. 1.2 Extremely unpleasant or malicious.
      there was a poisonous atmosphere at the office
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The atmosphere became so poisonous and paranoid and mixed up that towards the end neither Simpson nor Yates was really talking to me.
      • A number of parents will not take their children to the games because of the poisonous atmosphere.
      • From the outset, he has faced two obstacles: impossibly high expectations and a political atmosphere that can only be described as poisonous.
      • The crack was good natured throughout, a pleasing change from some of the poisonous atmospheres we have all witnessed whenever matches between historical rivals take place.
      • Mark Malloch Brown claims that the atmosphere is growing poisonous as insiders in the UN's headquarters in New York attempt to stall reform.
      • The US, because we are wealthy and powerful, is going to be slandered as a poisonous cultural wasteland.
      • The media, staffers and politicians feed off this poisonous atmosphere in a building that contains some fine art and architecture, but no soul and no warmth.
      • But the poisonous atmosphere is unlikely to help the trusts perform any better.
      • From its very first moments, Druick conjures up the poisonous atmosphere of a world ruled by fear and rumour where truth is merely the whim of an absolute monarch.
      • It also helps to create a poisonous atmosphere of suspicion and mistrust.
      • The atmosphere surrounding this dispute has gradually changed from fraught to poisonous.
      • For our choice would be starkly simple: to forgive the perpetrator or succumb to a poisonous thirst for vindication and revenge.
      • He talked at some length about how the atmosphere in D.C. was more poisonous than he had ever seen.
      • Jennette Fitzsimmons once said that there was a poisonous atmosphere within the party, it seems as though she is right
      Synonyms
      malicious, malevolent, hostile, vicious, spiteful, bitter, venomous, evil-intentioned, ill-natured, vindictive, vengeful, vitriolic, rancorous, malign, malignant, pernicious, mean, nasty, harmful, hurtful, wounding
      slanderous, libellous, defamatory
      informal bitchy, catty
      literary malefic, maleficent

Usage

Poisonous and venomous are not identical in meaning, although they are often used interchangeably. A poisonous animal or plant produces toxins that are harmful when the animal or plant is touched or eaten, whereas a venomous snake or other creature is able to inject venom by means of its fangs, spines, or stingers

Derivatives

  • poisonously

  • adverb
    • If you'd suggested - two years, a year, even two months ago - that cuneiform diaries would become a poisonously partisan issue, you'd have been laughed out of whatever chatroom you'd wandered into.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Not merely anti-European, they are also poisonously anti-immigrant, holding them responsible for the lack of available care homes for the elderly and so on.
      • Which particular right-on leftist or paleo-rightist was making this poisonously warped and cerebrally-challenged claim this time?
      • When someone says something stupid - I mean, poisonously, ludicrously stupid - the advertisers on that site have to take a stand.
      • You will, however, have to do some digging: once to plant the seed potatoes; once to earth them up to prevent the new tubers growing on the surface and becoming poisonously green; and once to lift the resultant crop.
 
 

Definition of poisonous in US English:

poisonous

adjectiveˈpoiz(ə)nəsˈpɔɪz(ə)nəs
  • 1(of a substance or plant) causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body.

    poisonous chemicals
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She allegedly consumed some poisonous substance.
    • According to Lenin, as a consequence, the families are surviving on poisonous grass and wild mushrooms for the last four years.
    • Detoxification once referred to the process of removing some specific poisonous substance from the body.
    • A wayward camera does not help student wizards to catapult malevolent plants at poisonous mushrooms or send explosive cauldrons flying into barriers.
    • The licence is available to any member of the public providing they adhere to a set of 14 conditions which include not removing soil from the land or planting any poisonous trees or shrubs on it.
    • He further alleged that her in-laws made his sister drink milk laced with some poisonous substance.
    • There are no medical records anywhere in the world where people live with poisonous substances in their bodies.
    • It could be, and it's a doctrine that John knows well, the fruit of the poisonous tree.
    • Eating, for example, offers an avenue for ingesting tainted or poisonous food resulting in serious illness or death.
    • And some plants may transfer the poisonous chemicals to their food.
    • At least one other kind of fern is immediately poisonous, so such plants are not to be tasted at random.
    • He also advised parents to lock up all detergents and poisonous substances, together with matches, lighters, pitch oil, guns and ammunition.
    • These junkyards have to be removed as poisonous chemicals and substances flow into the river and the lake through these places.
    • The hemlock of the title refers to the evergreen tree, rather than to the poisonous herb that was the means of Socrates' forced suicide.
    • The police sent the viscera of the woman for chemical examination to find out if the death was caused by some poisonous substance.
    • These pills are poisonous substances intending to end life.
    • If you have young children think twice before planting poisonous trees.
    • All living organisms, including humans, are constantly exposed to foreign substances and poisonous chemicals or toxins.
    • The American courts for criminal procedure have stuck to a strong tradition of oppressing the fruits of the poisonous trees.
    • Older brothers or sisters should be supervised when around a baby to stop them feeding tablets or other poisonous substances to the baby.
    Synonyms
    toxic, deadly, fatal, lethal, mortal, death-dealing, virulent, noxious, environmentally unfriendly
    1. 1.1 (of an animal) producing poison as a means of attacking enemies or prey; venomous.
      a poisonous snake
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Sea snakes are among the most poisonous creatures in the coral reef areas, described by scientists to rival a cobra.
      • They are also taught which animals to avoid like poisonous snakes, though they sometimes must learn on their own the hard way.
      • The poisonous insects are known to cause a horrible rash if tiny hairs from their bodies come into contact with a person's skin and they can also spark asthma and hay fever attacks.
      • From now on, special licences will be needed to own potentially dangerous pets, such as snakes or poisonous spiders.
      • Man-eating saltwater crocodiles lurk in nearby estuaries along with the deadly box jellyfish, the most poisonous creature on earth.
      • Now, everyone knows the black snake is a poisonous creature.
      • Dangerous and wild animals, like poisonous snakes and stinging ants, inhabited their rain forests.
      • The tropical climate can be uncomfortable and brings the inevitable insects and poisonous creatures.
      • Primitive humans would have needed to avoid certain species of animals, as we do now, such as venomous snakes, poisonous frogs, tarantulas and wolves.
      • There are no poisonous snakes or insects and no malaria.
      • I've been to Darwin and there's nothing there but poisonous spiders and snakes, so this man must be bored out of his head.
      • In case the Regent's Park buildings should be involved in an air raid, all the poisonous insects and snakes have been destroyed.
      • The area abounded with poisonous snakes and insects, and I was continually amazed that none of the other children was bitten.
      • Lower in status were the scorpion-charmers, who used magic to rid an area of poisonous reptiles and insects.
      • No, he likes the light here real good, but the puff adder is animal that has the longest fangs amongst any poisonous snake in the world.
      • There will be some books on spotting bird species, and, if abroad, a rather worrying one on identifying poisonous insects and arachnids.
      • A snake or poisonous spider bites in a single spot, but the box jelly's venom enters a victim's body over a very large area.
      • But the hole had its dangers; if the pot broke or cracked, the guerrilla could be attacked by poisonous spiders or snakes.
      • The swamps are infested with poisonous snakes and fearsome insects with bites so strong they will either kill a man or drive him mad.
      • Then it occurred to me that Tuscany was no more infested with nasty poisonous creatures than the peaceful county of Norththamptonshire, where I reside without any fear at all.
      Synonyms
      venomous, deadly
    2. 1.2 Extremely unpleasant or malicious.
      there was a poisonous atmosphere at the office
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A number of parents will not take their children to the games because of the poisonous atmosphere.
      • It also helps to create a poisonous atmosphere of suspicion and mistrust.
      • Mark Malloch Brown claims that the atmosphere is growing poisonous as insiders in the UN's headquarters in New York attempt to stall reform.
      • But the poisonous atmosphere is unlikely to help the trusts perform any better.
      • The media, staffers and politicians feed off this poisonous atmosphere in a building that contains some fine art and architecture, but no soul and no warmth.
      • From the outset, he has faced two obstacles: impossibly high expectations and a political atmosphere that can only be described as poisonous.
      • From its very first moments, Druick conjures up the poisonous atmosphere of a world ruled by fear and rumour where truth is merely the whim of an absolute monarch.
      • The crack was good natured throughout, a pleasing change from some of the poisonous atmospheres we have all witnessed whenever matches between historical rivals take place.
      • The atmosphere became so poisonous and paranoid and mixed up that towards the end neither Simpson nor Yates was really talking to me.
      • Jennette Fitzsimmons once said that there was a poisonous atmosphere within the party, it seems as though she is right
      • The atmosphere surrounding this dispute has gradually changed from fraught to poisonous.
      • He talked at some length about how the atmosphere in D.C. was more poisonous than he had ever seen.
      • The US, because we are wealthy and powerful, is going to be slandered as a poisonous cultural wasteland.
      • For our choice would be starkly simple: to forgive the perpetrator or succumb to a poisonous thirst for vindication and revenge.
      Synonyms
      malicious, malevolent, hostile, vicious, spiteful, bitter, venomous, evil-intentioned, ill-natured, vindictive, vengeful, vitriolic, rancorous, malign, malignant, pernicious, mean, nasty, harmful, hurtful, wounding

Usage

Poisonous and venomous are not identical in meaning, although they are often used interchangeably. A poisonous animal or plant produces toxins that are harmful when the animal or plant is touched or eaten, whereas a venomous snake or other creature is able to inject venom by means of its fangs, spines, or stingers
 
 
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