tox·ic
adjective/ˈtɒksɪk/
/ˈtɑːksɪk/
- containing poison; poisonous
有毒的；引起中毒的 - toxic chemicals/fumes/gases/substances
有毒的化学品／烟雾／气体／物质 - to dispose of toxic waste
处理有毒废料 - Many pesticides are highly toxic.
许多杀虫剂毒性很大。 - toxic to somebody/something This chemical is toxic to many forms of life.
这种化学品对很多生物都有毒害。
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- toxic chemicals/fumes/gases/substances
- toxic debt/loan/asset/investment a level of debt or high-risk investment that causes very serious problems for a bank or other financial institution
有毒的（指能引致银行或其他金融机构出现严重问题的高水平债务或高风险投资） Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- (informal, disapproving) (of a person, relationship or situation) very unpleasant, especially in the way somebody likes to control and influence other people in a dishonest way
有害的；摆布人的；束缚人的 - I felt trapped in this toxic relationship.
我觉得困在了这段危机四伏的关系之中。 - The political situation is highly toxic.
政治局势乌烟瘴气。 - the toxic atmosphere that now exists in political life
政治生活中现在存在的有毒气氛
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- I felt trapped in this toxic relationship.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin toxicus ‘poisoned’, from Latin toxicum ‘poison’, from Greek toxikon (pharmakon) ‘(poison for) arrows’, from toxon ‘bow’.