poison2 ●○○ verb [transitiveT] 1 HARM/BE BAD FORKILLto give someone poison, especially by adding it to their food or drink, in order to harm or kill them 毒害;毒杀 She was accused in 1974 of poisoning her second husband, Charles. 1974 年她被控毒死了她的第二任丈夫查尔斯。
He killed several people by poisoning their tea. 他在茶里下毒杀死了几个人。
poison somebody with something Helms attempted to poison his whole family with strychnine. 赫尔姆斯企图用马钱子碱毒死全家人。
2 if a substance poisons someone, it makes them sick or kills them 〔物质〕毒害,毒死 Thousands of children were poisoned by radiation. 数千名儿童遭受辐射的毒害。
3 SGPDIRTYto make land, rivers, air etc dirty and dangerous, especially by the use of harmful chemicals 尤指有害化学物〕污染〔土地、河流、空气等〕 Pesticides are poisoning our rivers. 杀虫剂正在污染我们的河流。
4 HARM/BE BAD FORto have very harmful and unpleasant effects on someone’s mind, emotions, or a situation 毒害〔思想、情绪等〕,对…有不良的影响,危害 Her childhood had been poisoned by an abusive stepfather. 她的童年被粗暴的继父毁掉了。
The law will only serve to poison relations between the US and Mexico. 这条法律只会危害美国和墨西哥的关系。
Television violence is poisoning the minds of young people. 电视暴力毒害着年轻人的思想。
► see thesaurus at spoil —poisoner noun [countableC]