poison1/ˋpɔIzṇ; ˈpɔIz$n/n [C,U] a substance that can kill or harm you if you eat it, drink it etc 毒药﹐毒物: Arsenic is a deadly poison . 砷是一种致命毒物。
poison2v [T] 1 to try to kill someone by giving them poison, especially by adding it to their food or drink 毒害﹔毒杀: He tried to poison his parents. 他企图毒杀自己的父母。She killed him by poisoning his tea. 她在他的茶里下毒把他杀死。2 to make water, air, land etc dangerous by adding harmful chemicals to it 污染〔水﹑空气﹑土地等〕: Pesticides are poisoning our rivers. 杀虫剂在污染我们的河流。3 to have a very harmful and unpleasant effect on something 毒害﹐危害: The quarrel had poisoned their relationship. 这场争吵毁掉了他们的关系。He tried to poison their minds against their mother. 他试图使他们仇视他们的母亲。 —poisoned adj —poisoner n [C]
poisonpoisonpoisons1noun (no plural)something that will kill you or make you very ill if you eat or drink it: rat poisonpoisonpoisonpoisonspoisonedpoisoning2verb (poisons, poisoning, poisoned)to use poison to kill or hurt somebody or something