| 单词 | antidote |
| 释义 | antidote From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishHospital, Drugs, medicines, Illness & disabilityantidotean‧ti‧dote /ˈæntɪdəʊt $ -doʊt/ ●○○ noun [countable]1 MHa substance that stops the effects of a poisonantidote toThere is no known antidote to a bite from this snake.2 COMFORT/MAKE somebody FEEL BETTERsomething that makes an unpleasant situation betterlaughter, the antidote to stressExamples from the Corpusantidote• However inadequate she was proving as an antidote to his nightmares she was, none the less, an attractive asset during the day.• Unless an antidote is given immediately the patient could die.• Just now work seemed the best antidote to the frustration that was boiling inside her.• The best antidote to censorship is publicity.• There is no known antidote to a bite from this snake.• There is no known antidote to this poison.• Although our inner lives have been relentlessly diminished by ecosocial isolation, the antidote lies in recovering awareness of our context.antidote to• Shows such as "Sesame Street" are an antidote to the violence and commercialism of television.Origin antidote (1400-1500) Latin antidotum, from Greek, from antididonai “to give as an antidote”, from anti- ( → ANTI-) + didonai “to give” |
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