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单词 poisonous
释义 poi·son·ous
\ˈpȯiz(ə)nəs, dial ˈpīz-\ adjective
1.
 a. : that is poison or that has the qualities or effects of poison
  < a poisonous substance >
  < a stifling poisonous atmosphere — Joseph Conrad >
 b.
  (1) : that contains or is mixed with or impregnated with poison
   < a poisonous liquid >
   < poisonous fumes >
  (2) : that has been dipped into or touched or smeared with poison
   < avoided the poisonous tip of the arrow >
2.
 a. : that destroys, harms, interferes with, or otherwise adversely affects in a manner suggestive of poison
  < a double life that would be poisonous to their continued happiness >
  < is poisonous to any attempt at dispassionate thinking — Saturday Review >
 b. : that taints, corrupts, perverts, or prejudices especially in an evil or insidious way
  < the poisonous effects of such deception >
  < secret spreading of poisonous propaganda — F.D.Roosevelt >
3. : viciously spiteful : full of malice : venomous, malignant, malevolent
 < poisonous slander >
 < gave her a poisonous look >
 < the most poisonous hostility — Dorothy C. Fisher >
 < wrote two poisonous pamphlets which preserve the gossip and scandal of the day — R.W.Southern >
4. : altogether disagreeable
 < was in a poisonous temper — Ngaio Marsh >
: obnoxious, loathsome, nauseating
 < thought the weather was positively poisonous >
 < such children in literature are often pretty poisonous — Orville Prescott >
poi·son·ous·ly adverb
poi·son·ous·ness noun -es
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