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poisons

/ˈpɔɪzənz/ /ˈpɔɪzn̩z/

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noun

毒药，毒物

A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.

Examples :

"We used a poison to kill the weeds."

我们用了毒药来杀死杂草。

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noun

毒药，毒物。

Something that harms a person or thing.

Examples :

"Gossip is a malicious poison."

流言蜚语是一种恶毒的毒害。

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noun

毒酒，烈酒

A drink; liquor.

Examples :

"In the old West, cowboys sometimes referred to strong alcoholic drinks, like whiskey, as "poisons." "

在旧时的美国西部，牛仔们有时会把像威士忌这样的烈酒称为“毒酒”(dújiǔ)，意思就是指它们是烈性的酒。

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noun

毒物，毒药。

Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.

Examples :

"Some industrial poisons work by binding to the catalysts used in manufacturing processes, slowing down or stopping production. "

有些工业毒物通过与生产过程中使用的催化剂结合来发挥作用，从而减慢或停止生产。

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verb

下毒，毒害

To use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody).

Examples :

"The assassin poisoned the king."

刺客给国王下了毒。

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verb

污染，毒害

To pollute; to cause to become poisonous.

Examples :

"That factory is poisoning the river."

那家工厂正在毒害那条河流。

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verb

毒害，破坏。

To cause to become much worse.

Examples :

"He poisoned the mood in the room with his non-stop criticism."

他不停地批评，破坏了房间里的气氛。

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verb

毒害，荼毒

To cause (someone) to hate or to have unfair negative opinions.

Examples :

"Constant negativity from her colleagues poisons the atmosphere at work, making it difficult for everyone to collaborate effectively. "

同事们持续不断的消极态度毒害了工作氛围，导致大家很难有效合作。

mind attitude character negative

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verb

使中毒，毒害。

To inhibit the catalytic activity of.

Examples :

"The sulfur impurities in the fuel poisons the car's catalytic converter, reducing its ability to clean exhaust fumes. "

燃料中的硫杂质会使汽车的催化转化器中毒，降低其净化尾气的能力。

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verb

投毒，污染。

To place false information into (a cache) as part of an exploit.

Examples :

"A hacker poisons the school's DNS cache with fake website addresses to redirect students to a phishing site. "

黑客投毒学校的DNS缓存，植入虚假的网站地址，从而将学生重定向到钓鱼网站。

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