poison

noun

1. 毒药；毒物；毒素
   a substance that causes death or harm if it is swallowed or absorbed into the body
   1. Some mushrooms contain a deadly poison.
      有些蘑菇含有致命毒素。
   2. How did he die? Was it poison?
      他是怎么死的？是中毒吗？
   3. The dog was killed by rat poison (= poison intended to kill rats ) .
      狗被耗子药毒死了。
   4. to hunt with poison arrows
      用毒箭狩猎
   5. bombs containing poison gas
      毒气弹
2. 极有害的思想（或心情等）；精神毒药
   an idea, a feeling, etc. that is extremely harmful
   1. the poison of racial hatred
      种族仇恨这种害人的思想

verb

1. 毒死；毒害
   to harm or kill a person or an animal by giving them poison
2. 下毒；在…中放毒
   to put poison in or on sth
   1. a poisoned arrow
      毒箭
   2. Someone had been poisoning his food.
      有人一直在他的食物里下毒。
   3. Large sections of the river have been poisoned by toxic waste from factories.
      工厂的有毒废弃物污染了大段大段的河流。
3. 毒化；败坏；使恶化
   to have a bad effect on sth
   1. His comment served only to poison the atmosphere still further.
      他的评论只有使气氛更加恶化。
   2. She succeeded in poisoning their minds against me.
      是她令他们仇视我的。

1. N-MASS 毒物；毒药；毒素
   Poison is a substance that harms or kills people or animals if they swallow it or absorb it.
   1. Poison from the weaver fish causes paralysis, swelling, and nausea...
      龙的毒素会引起瘫痪、肿胀和恶心。
   2. Mercury is a known poison.
      水银是一种已知的有毒物质。
2. VERB （人）使中毒，毒杀，毒害
   If someone poisons another person, they kill the person or make them ill by giving them poison.
   1. The rumours that she had poisoned him could never be proved.
      她曾下毒害他的谣言永远都无法得到证实。
3. VERB （物质）使中毒，毒死
   If you are poisoned by a substance, it makes you very ill and sometimes kills you.
   1. Employees were taken to hospital yesterday after being poisoned by fumes...
      因吸入有害气体而中毒的员工昨天被送进了医院。
   2. Toxic waste could endanger lives and poison fish.
      有毒废物可能危及生命，毒死鱼类。
4. VERB 在…中放毒；在…上涂毒
   If someone poisons a food, drink, or weapon, they add poison to it so that it can be used to kill someone.
   1. If I was your wife I would poison your coffee.
      如果我是你老婆，我会在你的咖啡里下毒。
5. VERB 破坏，污染（水、空气或土地）
   To poison water, air, or land means to damage it with harmful substances such as chemicals.
   1. ...the textile and fibre industries that taint the air, poison the water and use vast amounts of natural resources...
      污染空气、破坏水源并消耗大量自然资源的纺织纤维工业
   2. The land has been completely poisoned by chemicals.
      土地已被化学品彻底污染。
   3. ...dying forests, poisoned rivers and lakes.
      正在消失的森林、遭污染的河流和湖泊
6. VERB 危害；败坏；毒化
   Something that poisons a good situation or relationship spoils it or destroys it.
   1. The whole atmosphere has really been poisoned.
      整个气氛已全然遭到破坏。
   2. ...ill-feeling that will poison further talk of a common foreign policy.
      将会危害有关共同外交政策的进一步商讨的敌意
7. （通常指以谎言）使（对…）产生恶感，使（对…）心怀仇视
   If someone poisons your mind against another person, they make you dislike that person, usually by telling you things that are not true.

1. Markov died after being struck by a poison dart.
   马尔科夫身中毒镖而亡。
2. Suspicion and jealousy, however ill-founded, can poison a marriage.
   怀疑和忌妒，不管多么站不住脚，都可能毒害婚姻。
3. Poison from the weaver fish causes paralysis, swelling, and nausea
   龙的毒素会引起瘫痪、肿胀和恶心。
4. Mercury is a known poison.
   水银是一种已知的有毒物质。
5. The rumours that she had poisoned him could never be proved.
   她曾下毒害他的谣言永远都无法得到证实。
6. Employees were taken to hospital yesterday after being poisoned by fumes
   因吸入有害气体而中毒的员工昨天被送进了医院。
7. Toxic waste could endanger lives and poison fish.
   有毒废物可能危及生命，毒死鱼类。
8. If I was your wife I would poison your coffee.
   如果我是你老婆，我会在你的咖啡里下毒。
9. The land has been completely poisoned by chemicals.
   土地已被化学品彻底污染。
10. The whole atmosphere has really been poisoned.
    整个气氛已全然遭到破坏。
11. Some believe this level of compensation is essentially a poison pill to put off any rival bidders.
    有些人认为这种程度的补偿实质上是阻止任何投标对手的“毒丸”防御。
12. 'Poison' took first prize at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival
    《毒药》在1991年的圣丹斯电影节上获得一等奖。
13. Poison gas blew off and endangered the lives of hundreds of persons.
    毒气喷出来，危及了几百人的生命。
14. Strychnine, arsenic, and opium are poison.
    马钱子碱、砷和鸦片都是毒药。
15. Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.
    酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。
16. There is no known antidote to the poison.
    这种毒的解药尚未发现。
17. Teachers are not allowed to poison the children's minds with their own opinions.
    不许教师以个人的观点去影响孩子们的思想。
18. Is that antidote strong enough to expel the poison?
    这种解毒药有那么强，能驱散毒素吗？
19. We have the source for our poison.
    我们找到毒药的来源了。
20. Gave me poison oak, too.
    把橡树草的毒也传给了我。
21. And buys a deadly poison.
    并买了致命的毒药。
22. This is a deadly poison.
    这是一种致命的毒药。
23. Poison was detected in the dead man's stomach.
    那具男尸的胃中发现了毒药。
24. If you poison the environment, the environment will poison you.
    如果你毒害了环境，环境也将毒害你。
25. His request is granted, and they poison him.
    他的请求被答应了，他们毒死了他。
26. If water contains poisons and chemicals, it is poison.
    如果水里含有有毒物质和化学物质，水就成了毒药。
27. She have tried to poison me already.
    她已经用毒药对付了我。
28. What should you do if a person has drunk poison by mistake?
    如果有人误喝了毒药，你该怎么办？
29. We poisoned him. let's not poison ourselves.
    我们毒死了他，别把自己也毒死了。
30. The food was analyzed and found to contain small amounts of poison.
    对这种食物进行了分析，发现其中含有少量毒物。

n.

what's your poison?

• （用于问别人想喝什么酒）
  used to ask sb what alcoholic drink they would like

one man's meat is another man's poison

• 兴趣爱好因人而异；一人手中宝，他人脚下草
  used to say that different people like different things; what one person likes very much, another person does not like at all

v.

a poisoned chalice

• 金杯毒酒
  a thing which seems attractive when it is given to sb but which soon becomes unpleasant

noun

1. anything that harms or destroys
   1. the poison of fascism

2. any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism

   Synonym:    toxicantpoisonous substance

verb

1. administer poison to
   1. She poisoned her husband but he did not die

2. add poison to
   1. Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her

   Synonym:    envenom

3. kill with poison
   1. She poisoned her husband

4. kill by its poison
   1. This mushrooms can poison

5. spoil as if by poison
   1. poison someone's mind
   2. poison the atmosphere in the office