| 单词 | poison |
| 释义 | poison (pɔɪzən ) Word forms: poisons , poisoning , poisoned 1. variable noun B2 Poison is a substance that harms or kills people or animals if they swallow it or absorb it. Poison from the weever fish causes paralysis, swelling, and nausea. Mercury is a known poison. Synonyms: toxin, venom, bane [archaic] 2. verb B2 If someone poisons another person, they kill the person or make them ill by giving them poison. The rumours that she had poisoned him could never be proved. [VERB noun] poisoning uncountable noun She was sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment for poisoning and attempted murder. 3. verb B2 If you are poisoned by a substance, it makes you very ill and sometimes kills you. Employees were taken to hospital yesterday after being poisoned by fumes. [be VERB-ed + by] Toxic waste could endanger lives and poison fish. [VERB noun] poisoning uncountable noun ...mercury poisoning. His illness was initially diagnosed as food poisoning. 4. verb B2 If someone poisons a food, drink, or weapon, they add poison to it so that it can be used to kill someone. They considered poisoning his food. [VERB noun] poisoned adjective He was terrified to eat, suspecting that the food was poisoned. ...an umbrella tipped with a poisoned dart. 5. verb B2 To poison water, air, or land means to damage it with harmful substances such as chemicals. ...the textile and fibre industries that poison the water and use vast amounts of natural resources. [VERB noun] The land has been completely poisoned by chemicals. [VERB noun] ...dying forests, poisoned rivers and lakes. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: contaminate, foul, infect, spoil 6. verb Something that poisons a good situation or relationship spoils it or destroys it. The whole atmosphere has really been poisoned. [be VERB-ed] ...ill-feeling that will poison further talk of a common foreign policy. [VERB noun] Synonyms: corrupt, colour, undermine, bias 7. poison sb's mind phrase [VERB inflects, usu PHR against n] If someone poisons your mind against another person, they make you dislike that person, usually by telling you things that are not true. Idioms: one man's meat is another man's poison said to point out that different people like different things Art is everywhere. Because it is a question of personal taste, the clichÈ of one man's meat being another's poison is in this case especially fitting. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 毒药, 放毒 Japanese: 毒, 毒を盛る |
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