| 单词 | poison |
| 释义 | noun | verb poisonpoison1 /ˈpɔɪzən/ ●●○ S3 noun [countable, uncountable] 1a substance that can kill you or make you very sick if you eat it, breathe it, etc.: The child had swallowed some kind of poison. a box of rat poison These fruits contain a deadly poison.2something such as an emotion or idea that makes you behave badly or become very unhappy: Nationalism is a poison that has caused much suffering.3what’s your poison? spoken a humorous way of asking someone which alcoholic drink he or she would like [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French drink, poisonous drink, poison, from Latin potio] noun | verb poisonpoison2 ●●○ verb [transitive] 1to give someone poison, especially by adding it to food or a drink, in order to harm or kill someone: poison somebody Hill poisoned her husband for the insurance money.poison something Had someone poisoned his food?poison somebody with something Two of the victims had been poisoned with arsenic.2if a substance poisons someone, it makes someone very sick or kills him or her: A small amount of lead paint can severely poison a child. Seabirds are being poisoned by toxins in the water.3to make land, rivers, air, etc. dirty and dangerous, especially by the use of harmful chemicals: Pesticides are poisoning the rivers.4to have a harmful effect on someone’s mind or emotions, or on a situation: Sex and violence on TV are poisoning our children’s minds. This attitude could poison U.S. relations with Beijing.5poison somebody’s mind against somebody to make someone dislike another person by saying bad and untrue things—poisoner noun [countable] |
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