Word · Frequency #5601
poison
毒药；毒物
核心释义
A substance that can harm, make ill, or kill a living organism, especially one taken into the body.
- 1.
摄入后对生物体有害或致命的物质
A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
- 2.
任何导致生物体受伤、生病或死亡的物质
any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
- 3.
任何对人或事物有害的东西
Anything harmful to a person or thing.
- 4.
任何有害或毁灭性的东西
anything that harms or destroys
- 5.
任何抑制催化活性的物质
Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.
毒害；祸害；催化毒物；摄入后对生物体有害或致命的物质；任何导致生物体受伤、生病或死亡的物质；任何对人或事物有害的东西
用法In use
The farmer put poison in the field to kill rats.
用法提示：这里'poison'作为名词，指有毒物质。
Chemical waste can be a poison to rivers and lakes.
用法提示：这里'poison'作为名词，比喻有害物质。
Be careful not to eat wild mushrooms; some contain poison.
用法提示：这里'poison'作为名词，指毒素。
the poison of fascism
take poison
常用于描述自杀或中毒事件。
He took poison to end his life.
他服毒自尽了。
a poison to [noun]
比喻用法，指对某事物有严重危害的东西。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- rat poison
- 老鼠药
- He put rat poison in the attic to kill the mice.他把老鼠药放在阁楼里毒老鼠。
- poison gas
- 毒气
- The soldiers were exposed to poison gas during the attack.士兵们在袭击中暴露于毒气之下。
- poison ivy
- 毒葛
- Be careful not to touch poison ivy; it causes a rash.小心别碰到毒葛，它会引起皮疹。
- poison pill
- 毒丸（比喻有害的政策或计划）
- The company adopted a poison pill strategy to prevent a hostile takeover.该公司采用了毒丸策略以防止恶意收购。
- deadly poison
- 致命毒药
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将poison拆为"poi"(泼)和"son"(儿子)，想象儿子被泼毒药，记住意为"毒药"。
语境与语域Context & Register
中性语境，可用于字面(毒物)和比喻(有害之物)场景，日常与正式场合均适用。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为物质时通常不可数，指具体毒物种类时可数。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling pattern ending in -son but have different stressed vowels. Only 'poison' has the /ɔɪ/ diphthong; the others use /iː/, /ɪ/, /e/, /ɜːr/ respectively. They do not rhyme with 'poison'.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.