poison

[US]/ˈpɔɪzn/
[UK]/ˈpɔɪzn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 使中毒,放毒于;败坏;污染;阻碍
vi. 放毒,下毒
n. 毒药,毒物;有毒害的事物;
adj. 有毒的
Word Forms
过去式poisoned
过去分词poisoned
复数poisons
现在分词poisoning
第三人称单数poisons

Phrases & Collocations

poisonous plant

有毒植物

poison control center

毒物控制中心

deadly poison

n. 致命毒药

poison gas

毒气;(尤指用于化学战争中的)毒瓦斯

rat poison

杀鼠剂,老鼠药;鼠毒

poison pill

毒药丸(比喻公司为避免被对方兼并而向对方索取极高代价的阻挠措施)

poison ivy

毒葛;接触毒漆引起的皮疹

food poison

食物中毒

blood poison

血毒

Example Sentences

the poison is soluble in alcohol.

这毒药可以溶解在酒精中。

they use poison to exterminate moles.

他们用毒药消灭鼹鼠。

suck poison out of a wound

吸出伤口的毒液

poison for killing weeds

除草剂

Here are their lethal poison nippers.

这就是他们致命的毒螯。

to poison the friendship of

破坏…的友谊

poisoning arrows; poisoned the drink.

给箭头涂毒;在酒中下毒

an outbreak of food poisoning

食物中毒事件

drink poison to quench one's thrist

饮鸠止渴

poison a person's mind against sb.

使对某人发生恶感

Jealousy poisoned their friendship.

嫉妒损害了他们的友谊

The farmer poisoned the rats.

这个农民毒死了老鼠。

chemicals poisoning the lake;

污染湖泊的化学物质;

I'm not eating that poison!

我可不吃那种猪食!

There are traces of poison in the fish.

这种鱼体内有微量的毒素。

They fired poisoned arrows at us.

他们向我们射出毒箭。

indeterminable traces of poison; indeterminable assets.

毒素不明的症状;无法确定的资产

Real-world Examples

Wash the poison from off my skin.

洗净我身上的污秽之物。

Source: Popular singles by Linkin Park

Don't take that horrible stuff. It's poison, it's poison.

那可怕的东西千万别要,那是毒品,是毒品。

Source: Brave New World

" It's not poison? " said Harry anxiously.

“不是毒药吧? ”哈利担心地问。

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Just remember the dose is the poison.

记住,剂量就是毒药。

Source: Asap SCIENCE Selection

" Poisoned? Who could have poisoned it" ?

" 下了毒? 谁会给它下毒?"

Source: Peter Pan

" But how did she poison herself" ?

" 她为什么服毒?"

Source: Madame Bovary (Part Two)

Throw it all away, that horrible poison.

把它全扔掉——那些可怕的毒品。

Source: Brave New World

But why would they poison the crew?

他们为什么要毒死船员?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

And it's basically poison for our brain.

它可以说是我们大脑的毒药。

Source: Cambridge top student book sharing

And avoid using chemical poisons to kill insects.

避免使用化学毒药杀死昆虫。

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

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