poison
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈpɔɪ.zən/ us/ˈpɔɪ.zən/
B2 毒;毒药，毒物
a substance that can make people or animals ill or kill them if they eat or drink it
The pest control officer put bowls of rat poison in the attic. 虫害防治官员在阁楼里放了几碗鼠药。
Her drink had been laced with a deadly poison. 她的饮料里掺进了致命的毒药。
Compare: toxinvenom (POISON)
- More examples
- Bottles of lemonade doctored with rat poison were discovered in the kitchen.
- Forensic examination revealed a large quantity of poison in the dead man's stomach.
- The giraffe was killed with a spear that had been tipped with poison.
- Arsenic is a deadly poison that takes immediate effect.
- a phial of poison
Idiom
name your poisonidiom humorous (also what's your poison?) （用于询问想喝的酒）你想喝什么？
used to ask what type of alcoholic drink someone would like
poison
verb [ T ] uk/ˈpɔɪ.zən/ us/ˈpɔɪ.zən/
(ADD SUBSTANCE)
B2 毒杀，毒害，使中毒
to kill a person or animal or to make them very ill by giving them poison
Four members of the family had been poisoned, but not fatally. 这家中有四口人被人投毒，但未致命。
B2 在…里放毒，在…里下毒
to put poison in someone's food or drink
He said that someone had poisoned his coffee. 他说有人在他咖啡里下了毒。
B2 使（水、空气等）受污染
to add dangerous chemicals or other harmful substances to something such as water or air
The chemical leak had poisoned the water supply. 化学品的泄漏污染了供水。
(SPOIL)
破坏，伤害（友谊等）
to spoil a friendship or another situation, by making it very unpleasant
The long dispute has poisoned relations between the two countries. 长期的纠纷损害了两国关系。
Idiom
poison someone's mindidiom disapproving 使（某人）产生厌恶感
to make someone believe unpleasant things about another person that are not true
Don't listen to her lies - she's just trying to poison your mind against me. 别听她撒谎，她就是想破坏你对我的印象。