| 单词 | antidote |
| 释义 | antidote (æntidoʊt ) Word forms: antidotes 1. countable noun An antidote is a chemical substance that stops or controls the effect of a poison. When he returned, he noticed their sickness and prepared an antidote. Synonyms: remedy, cure, preventive, corrective 2. countable noun Something that is an antidote to a difficult or unpleasant situation helps you to overcome the situation. Massage is a wonderful antidote to stress. [+ to] Synonyms: cure, remedy, corrective, nostrum Collocations: effective antidote His kingdom proves an effective antidote to the deceptions of money because it brings to money the power of grace. Christianity Today I cannot recommennd this highly enough as an accessible, effective antidote to anxiety, panic and other stress-related disorders. Times, Sunday Times Experience has shown, though, that a wonderfully effective antidote to feeling lonely exists. Christianity Today For many of us, exercise remains the most effective antidote we know, even if it looks certain to test our resourcefulness over the months to come. Times,Sunday Times Among the first tasks carried out by researchers was the taking of samples of the cobra's venom, so that toxicologists can develop and produce an effective antidote. Times, Sunday Times But this year the art world can offer an antidote. Times, Sunday Times Instead, he offers an antidote for those who are fine now, but might not be, or those who need an immediate boost. Times, Sunday Times As autumn draws in, we are offered an antidote to the descending gloom. Times, Sunday Times Her welcoming smile, friendly demeanour and upbeat outlook are a perfect antidote to their pessimism. Times, Sunday Times (2014) If masculine tailoring isn't your thing, here's the perfect antidote. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But roaming the rugged Scotland district of Barbados, named by settlers who saw its likeness to the Highlands, is the perfect antidote to being stuck in west coast traffic. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Volunteering was a powerful antidote to alienation and hopelessness. Times, Sunday Times Meeting the needs of living things (by watering your seedlings, say), without which they will perish, provides a powerful antidote to procrastination. Times, Sunday Times Mostly, he admits, fear of the future and the urge to prolong the present provide the most powerful antidote to sore knees or niggling hamstrings. Times, Sunday Times The footnote may be the most powerful antidote to historical demagoguery. Times, Sunday Times Ash refurbished this three-storey flat for a high-flying young businessman who wanted his home to provide an antidote to the stresses of long-haul travel. Times, Sunday Times She refers to swathes of research that provide an antidote to the self-help element. Times, Sunday Times Its face-toface activities also provide an antidote to the isolation that can strike so easily in a world dominated by social media. Times, Sunday Times And perhaps it could provide an antidote to that modern malaise, loneliness. Times, Sunday Times Reading philosophy in his spare time provided an antidote to meaninglessness. Times, Sunday Times The single's grandiosity will not be for everyone, but, to these ears, it represents a welcome antidote to cautious, calculating music-making. Times, Sunday Times Depending on your sense of humour, the quips and carnival atmosphere are a welcome antidote to the po-faced seriousness of some labels, or the marring of some good ideas. Times, Sunday Times A welcome antidote to the slightly fragile and serious vacuum in which we had existed before his arrival. Times, Sunday Times But it's also sweet and optimistic - a welcome antidote to gloom. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 解毒剂 Japanese: 解毒剤 |
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