poison
- IPA[ˈpɔɪzn]
英式
- a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed；something that has a destructive or corrupting influence
- administer poison to (a person or animal), either deliberately or accidentally；adulterate or contaminate with poison
verb: poison, 3rd person present: poisons, gerund or present participle: poisoning, past tense: poisoned, past participle: poisoned
noun: poison, plural noun: poisons
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名詞
- 1. a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed he killed himself with poison strong chemical poisons 同義詞
- ▪ something that has a destructive or corrupting influence meanwhile he is spreading his poison over the internet 同義詞
- 2. a substance that reduces the activity of a catalyst.
- ▪ an additive or impurity in a nuclear reactor that slows a reaction by absorbing neutrons.
動詞
- 1. administer poison to (a person or animal), either deliberately or accidentally someone had tried to poison me 同義詞
- ▪ adulterate or contaminate with poison he claimed the guards had poisoned his food 同義詞
- ▪ smear (a weapon or missile) with poison hunters would use the sap of monkshood to poison their spears he was once shot at with poisoned arrows
- ▪ prove harmful or destructive to the bombings poisoned the political atmosphere and deepened the social divide 同義詞
- 2. (of a substance) reduce the activity of (a catalyst).
- an assignment, award, or honor which is likely to prove a disadvantage or source of problems to ... many thought the new minister had been handed a poisoned chalice
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- an assignment, award, or honour which is likely to prove a disadvantage or source of problems ... many thought the new minister had been handed a poisoned chalice
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- poisonous gas or vapour, used especially to disable an enemy in warfare.
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- a North American climbing shrub related to poison ivy and having similar properties.
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- poisonous gas or vapor, used especially to disable or kill an enemy in warfare.
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- a tactic used by a company threatened with an unwelcome takeover bid to make itself ... poison-pill defenses
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- a North American climbing plant which secretes an irritant oil from its leaves that can cause ...
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- a North American climbing shrub of the cashew family, closely related to poison ivy and having ...
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- IPA[ˈpoizn]
美式
- a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when ... he killed himself with poison strong chemical poisons
- administer poison to (a person or animal), either deliberately or accidentally: someone had tried to poison me swans are being poisoned by lead from anglers' lines
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