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| /ˈpɔɪzn/ |
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| 1 | to kill someone or make them very ill by giving them poison 毒杀；毒害 |
| He was suspected of poisoning his wife. 他被怀疑毒死了自己的妻子。 |
| | 1a | to put poison into food or drink because you want to kill someone or make them ill 在（食物或饮料中）下毒；投毒于 | | They have threatened to poison the city’ s drinking water. 他们威胁说要在这座城市的饮用水中下毒。 | |
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| 2 | to create pollution that damages part of the environment 污染（环境） |
| Waste from the factories is poisoning the water supply. 工厂废弃物正在污染水源。 |
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| 3 | to have a bad influence on something 危害；破坏 |
| The decision had poisoned relations between Britain and France. 这一决定损害了英法之间的关系。 |
| poison sb’ s mind Do you believe that television is poisoning the minds of our children? 你认为电视在毒害我们的孩子们的思想吗？ |
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| - | poison sb’ s mind against sb
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| to make someone dislike a particular person |
| 使某人对某人产生恶感；使某人厌恶某人 |
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