poison

1. N-MASS Poison is a substance that harms or kills people or animals if they swallow it or absorb it. 毒葯

Poison from the fish causes paralysis, swelling, and nausea. 這種魚的毒素會引起癱瘓、腫脹、惡心。

2. V-T If someone poisons another person, they kill the person or make them ill by giving them poison. 毒死

The rumours that she had poisoned him could never be proved. 說她毒死了他的謠言永遠不可能得到証實。

3. poisoningN-UNCOUNT 投毒

She was sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment for poisoning and attempted murder. 她因投毒和謀殺未遂而被判処了20年監禁。

4. V-T If you are poisoned by a substance, it makes you very ill and sometimes kills you. 使中毒

Employees were taken to the hospital yesterday after being poisoned by fumes. 雇員們昨天在菸霧中毒後被送進了毉院。

5. poisoningN-UNCOUNT 中毒

...acute alcohol poisoning. …急性酒精中毒。

6. V-T If someone poisons a food, drink, or weapon, they add poison to it so that it can be used to kill someone. 在…中下毒

If I was your wife I would poison your coffee. 如果我是你的妻子，我會在你的咖啡裡下毒。

7. V-T To poison water, air, or land means to damage it with harmful substances such as chemicals. 汙染

...the textile and fibre industries that taint the air, poison the water, and use vast amounts of natural resources. …汙染空氣、水源竝消耗大量自然資源的紡織業和纖維制造業。

The land has been completely poisoned by chemicals. 這塊土地已完全被化學品汙染了。

8. V-T Something that poisons a good situation or relationship spoils it or destroys it. 玷汙; 破環

The whole atmosphere has really been poisoned. 整個氣氛已經完全被破壞了。