poison

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

Translation

vt. 使中毒,放毒於;敗壞;污染;阻礙
vi. 放毒,下毒
n. 毒藥,毒物;有毒害的事物;
adj. 有毒的
Word Forms
過去式poisoned
過去分詞poisoned
複數poisons
現在分詞poisoning
第三人稱單數poisons

Phrases & Collocations

poisonous plant

有毒植物

poison control center

毒物控制中心

deadly poison

n. 致命毒藥

poison gas

毒氣;(尤指用於化學戰爭中的)毒瓦斯

rat poison

殺鼠劑,老鼠藥;鼠毒

poison pill

毒藥丸(比喻公司爲避免被對方兼併而向對方索取極高代價的阻撓措施)

poison ivy

毒葛;接觸毒漆引起的皮疹

food poison

食物中毒

blood poison

血毒

Example Sentences

the poison is soluble in alcohol.

這毒藥可以溶解在酒精中。

they use poison to exterminate moles.

他們用毒藥消滅鼴鼠。

suck poison out of a wound

吸出傷口的毒液

poison for killing weeds

除草劑

Here are their lethal poison nippers.

這就是他們致命的毒螯。

to poison the friendship of

破壞…的友誼

poisoning arrows; poisoned the drink.

給箭頭塗毒;在酒中下毒

an outbreak of food poisoning

食物中毒事件

drink poison to quench one's thrist

飲鳩止渴

poison a person's mind against sb.

使對某人發生惡感

Jealousy poisoned their friendship.

嫉妒損害了他們的友誼

The farmer poisoned the rats.

這個農民毒死了老鼠。

chemicals poisoning the lake;

污染湖泊的化學物質;

I'm not eating that poison!

我可不喫那種豬食!

There are traces of poison in the fish.

這種魚體內有微量的毒素。

They fired poisoned arrows at us.

他們向我們射出毒箭。

indeterminable traces of poison; indeterminable assets.

毒素不明的症狀;無法確定的資產

Real-world Examples

Wash the poison from off my skin.

洗淨我身上的污穢之物。

Source: Popular singles by Linkin Park

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

那可怕的東西千萬別要,那是毒品,是毒品。

Source: Brave New World

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

“不是毒藥吧? ”哈利擔心地問。

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Just remember the dose is the poison.

記住,劑量就是毒藥。

Source: Asap SCIENCE Selection

" Poisoned? Who could have poisoned it" ?

" 下了毒? 誰會給它下毒?"

Source: Peter Pan

" But how did she poison herself" ?

" 她爲什麼服毒?"

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?

他們爲什麼要毒死船員?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

And it's basically poison for our brain.

它可以說是我們大腦的毒藥。

Source: Cambridge top student book sharing

And avoid using chemical poisons to kill insects.

避免使用化學毒藥殺死昆蟲。

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

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