toxic

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a. 有毒的, 中毒的 [医] 中毒的, 毒物的

发音

UK /ˈtɒk.sɪk/
其它 /ˈtɑk.sɪk/
US /ˈtɑk.sɪk/

词形变化

more toxic 比较级 most toxic 最高级

别名

toxical

教材释义与例句

形容词

有毒的；中毒的

释义与例句

adj. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.

    有毒的

    医学

    Tobacco smoke contains many toxic substances.

  2. 2.

    Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems.

    医学

    The child appeared toxic on arrival at the hospital.

  3. 3.

    Severely negative or harmful.

    比喻

    a toxic environment that promoted bullying

  4. 4.

    Of a person, hateful or strongly antipathetic.

    比喻

    It is not good to be around toxic people.

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 1

nontoxic

近义相关 10

deadly poisonous venomous virulent cyanogenetic cyanogenic hepatotoxic nephrotoxic ototoxic toxicant

参见 3

harmful noxious unhealthful

相关短语

toxic shock syndrome 中毒性休克综合征 toxic waste 有毒废物 toxic wastes toxic debt toxic debts toxic oil syndrome toxic shock syndromes toxic syndrome toxic masculinity 有毒的男性气质 toxic megacolon toxic femininity toxic megacolons toxic asset toxic assets

词源

Etymology tree Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic Borrowed from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from Latin toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) [φάρμακον (phármakon)] ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to arrows or archery”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).

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