| 单词 | poison |
| 释义 | poison (once / 148 pages) nv Poison is a substance that can harm or even kill you. If you get a spider bite, hopefully it doesn't also have poison in it. (You knew you shouldn't have slept in that creepy old mansion.) Poison can mean the harmful substance itself, or the act of giving it to someone. Poison is always a great device if you're going to write a murder mystery. We also use poison metaphorically for things that tend to ruin something. Your really obnoxious friend who always insists that he knows more than everyone else might poison the atmosphere at a dinner party. Jealousy can poison a good relationship. WORD FAMILYpoison: counterpoison, poisoned, poisoner, poisoning, poisonous, poisons+/poisoner: poisoners/poisoning: poisonings/poisonous: non-poisonous, nonpoisonous, poisonousest, poisonously USAGE EXAMPLESIt was also the first time poison gas was used on the Western front. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Four minors died from chemical gas poisoning after a resident tried to fumigate a home in Amarillo, Texas with pesticide, fire officials told local media. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) More than 50 cases of food poisoning are being linked to a Cumbrian farm selling raw milk, health officials say. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) 1n any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism Syn|Hypo|Hyper poisonous substance, toxicant atropine a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides hyoscyaminea poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract toxina poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species belladonnaan alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally ricin, ricin toxina toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon animal toxin, zootoxina toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals bacterial toxinany endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells cytotoxinany substance that has a toxic effect on cells endotoxina toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or die exotoxina toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium hepatotoxinany toxin that affects the liver nephrotoxinany toxin that affects the kidneys neurolysin, neurotoxinany toxin that affects neural tissues phytotoxin, plant toxinany substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin substance a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties 2n anything that harms or destroys the poison of fascism Hyper destructiveness the quality of causing destruction 3v kill with poison She poisoned her husband Hyper kill cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly 4v add poison to Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her Syn|Hyper envenom alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 5v administer poison to She poisoned her husband but he did not die Hypo|Hyper intoxicate have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug dose, drug administer a drug to 6v kill by its poison This mushrooms can poison Hyper kill cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly 7v spoil as if by poison poison someone's mind poison the atmosphere in the office Hyper corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
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