poison

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

countable uncountable informal

Japanese Meaning

毒：摂取すると生体に有害または致命的な影響を及ぼす物質。 / 毒：人や物に害を与えるもの。

She realized the soup had been laced with poison and called the police immediately.

彼女はスープに毒物が混ぜられていることに気づき、すぐに警察に通報した。

Sense（1）

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

We used a poison to kill the weeds.

Sense（2）

Something that harms a person or thing.

Gossip is a malicious poison.

Sense（3）

— What's your poison?

Sense（4）

(chemistry) Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.

poisons

（ plural ）