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an antidote to sth
The doctor gave him an antidote to the poison.
医生给了他这种毒药的解毒剂。
解毒剂；解毒药
antidotes — plural of antidote
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解毒剂；解毒药
a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
The doctor gave him an antidote to the poison.
医生给了他这种毒药的解毒剂。
解毒药；对抗毒物作用的药物。
A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.
一种能阻止或控制毒药效果的解药
a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
对抗或防止有害事物的东西；矫正方法。
Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.
The doctor quickly gave the patient an antidote after the snakebite.
医生在病人被蛇咬后迅速给他服用了解毒剂。
This antidote must be stored in a cool, dry place.
这种解毒剂必须存放在阴凉干燥的地方。
They developed a new antidote for that rare poison.
他们为那种罕见毒药研制出了一种新解毒药。
The doctor gave him an antidote to the poison.
医生给了他这种毒药的解毒剂。
antidote 后接的介词可以是 to 或 for，两者在多数情况下可互换；表示“没有解药”时常用 there is no antidote for sth。
Scientists are testing a new antidote for snake venom.
科学家们正在测试一种新的蛇毒解毒药。
Not this
The doctor gave him antidote.
Use this
The doctor gave him an antidote.
antidote 是可数名词，前面需要限定词（如 an、the），不能直接裸用。
Not this
He told an antidote about his trip.
Use this
He told an anecdote about his trip.
antidote 意为“解毒剂”，anecdote 意为“趣闻、轶事”；两个词拼写相似，但意思完全不同，讲述经历应用 anecdote。
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解闷的良方
Reading a good book is a wonderful antidote to boredom.
读一本好书是解闷的绝佳良方。
有效的解毒剂
Scientists are developing an effective antidote to the snake's venom.
科学家们正在研制针对这种蛇毒的有效解毒剂。
施用解毒剂
The doctor quickly administered an antidote to the poisoned patient.
医生迅速给中毒的病人施用了解毒剂。
毒药的解药
This herb is a natural antidote to the plant's poison.
这种草药是该植物毒素的天然解药。
完美的解药；极佳的调剂
A walk in the park is the perfect antidote to a stressful day.
在公园里散步是缓解一天压力的完美方式。
是……的良药；能缓解……的事物
A good walk is the perfect antidote to a stressful day.
散步是缓解一天压力的绝佳良药。
对付……的最佳办法
Laughter is often the best antidote to embarrassment.
笑声往往是化解尴尬的最佳办法。
对……无计可施；无法挽回……
There is no antidote to the damage caused by the scandal.
丑闻造成的损害无法挽回。
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中毒会发抖——dote 听作‘抖’，anti- 是‘抗’，抗抖的药就是解毒剂。
语域：formal 常见场景：medical treatment、toxicology、emergency response 该词表示“解毒剂”时，通常用于医疗、急救或化学等专业语境，语气偏正式；日常口语中更常直接说药名或“解毒药”。
与 antidote 押韵（词尾均读 /oʊt/）：anecdote、dote、note、vote。注意拼写/读音易混：dose /doʊs/ 与 dot /dɑt/ 都不押韵；dose 和 dote 只差尾辅音（/s/ vs /t/），dot 的元音是 /ɑ/ 而非 /oʊ/。另注意 anecdote /ˈænɪkˌdoʊt/ 与 antidote /ˈæntɪˌdoʊt/ 拼写很像，仅第二个音节不同（/ɪk/ vs /tɪ/），意义完全不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.