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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

毒 [dú]
  1. 1. noun poison
  2. 2. adjective [有毒] poisonous
  3. 3. adjective [毒辣] malicious
  4. 4. verb [毒辣] poison

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

毒 [dú]
  1. 1. noun poison; toxin
    服毒
    take poison
  2. 2. noun narcotics; (narcotic) drugs
    吸毒
    take addictive drugs; be addicted to a narcotic
  3. 3. adjective poisonous; noxious; poisoned
    毒蜘蛛
    poisonous spider
    有毒气体
    noxious gas
    毒箭
    a poisoned arrow
    听说他被毒蛇咬了。
    好药用错了就是毒药。
    屋子里弥漫着毒气。
  4. 4. adjective malicious; cruel; fierce
    他的心肠真毒!
    How cruel he is!
    那时太阳正毒，晒得他汗珠直往下滚。
    The sun was at its fiercest and beads of sweat kept rolling down his face.
    毒打
    beat up
    这家伙太狠毒了！
    太阳毒辣辣的。
    这位战士遭到敌人的毒打，仍不屈服。
  5. 5. verb kill with poison; poison
    毒老鼠
    poison rats
    那只猫不知道什么时候被毒死了。
  6. 6. verb poison (somebody's mind)
    毒害
    murder by poisoning; poison

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

毒 [dú]
  1. 1. 名 对生物体有害的物质
    中毒身亡
    病毒
  2. 2. 形 含有有害物质的
    毒蛇
    毒药
    毒气
  3. 3. 形 残酷;猛烈
    心肠真毒
    狠毒
  4. 4. 动 用毒品、毒药使人或动物死亡
    这东西能毒死人
  5. 5. 名 比喻对思想意识有害的东西
    封建余毒
    流毒不浅
  6. 6. 名 指毒品
    贩毒
    吸毒
    毒瘾
See more results for 毒 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

路太远，太阳又毒，他很快就走乏了。 → 乏
这种蘑菇非独没有毒，而且能保健身体，延年益寿。 → 非独
赤链蛇并没有毒, 被咬伤也不用太担心。
Brown snake is not poisonous. You don't need to worry too much if you are bitten by it. → 赤链蛇
这些毒犯非常狡猾, 很不好对付。
These drug producers and traffickers are very sly and extremely difficult to deal with. → 毒犯
这句话又尖又毒 → 尖
a subtle poison
隐性毒 → subtle
He was wounded with a spear that had been tipped with poison.
他被尖端浸过毒的长矛刺伤了。 → tip
People who suffer cancer experience ill effects from chemotherapy treatments.
化疗会给癌症患者带来严重的毒副反应。 → cancer
Arsine is a toxic, colorless gas with a garlic-like odor at room temperature and atmospheric pressure.
胂是一种无色有毒气体，在室温和大气压力下会发出类似大蒜的气味。

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