venom
/ˈvenəm/ (bre, ipa) · [vˈɛnəm] /ˈvenəm/ (ame, ipa) · [vˈɛnəm] /ˈve-nəm How to pronounce venom (audio)/ (ame, mw)
venom — 名詞
1. a toxic liquid made by some animals and sent into another creature's body throug
毒液
蛇等動物注入體內的毒性液體
a toxic liquid made by some animals and sent into another creature's body through a bite or sting
The cobra's venom spread through Omar's arm within minutes.
那條眼鏡蛇的毒液幾分鐘內就沿著 Omar 的手臂擴散。
venom spread through the body
Doctors gave Priya medicine after the spider's venom caused severe pain.
蜘蛛的毒液造成劇痛後，醫生替 Priya 用了藥。
Researchers studied bee venom in the lab for a new treatment.
研究人員在實驗室研究蜂毒液，希望找到新的療法。
The hiker washed the bite, but the snake venom was already working.
那名健行者清洗了傷口，但蛇的毒液已經開始發作。
- antidote
a treatment that works against a poison or venom
文法句型
snake/spider/bee venom
venom + verb (spread, act, kill)
inject venom into + noun
用法筆記
Used for poison delivered by an animal through biting or stinging. Distinguish from poison, which is a broader word and often refers to harmful substances that are swallowed or breathed in.
常見錯誤
2. a deeply hostile feeling that comes out in someone's words, tone, or behaviour
怨毒
強烈恨意，常從語氣流露
a deeply hostile feeling that comes out in someone's words, tone, or behaviour
Venom filled the coach's voice after the reporter mentioned the loss.
記者一提到那場敗仗，教練的聲音裡就充滿怨毒。
venom in somebody's voice
At the hearing, Bruno spat venom at the mayor across the room.
在聽證會上，Bruno 隔著房間朝市長吐出怨毒的話語。
spat venom at + person
Years of family disputes left venom between the two brothers.
多年的家庭爭執讓這兩兄弟之間留下怨毒。
The senator's online posts were full of venom before the election debate.
選舉辯論前，那位參議員的網路貼文裡滿是怨毒。
- malice
focuses on a desire to harm, not necessarily the sharp tone that venom suggests
- spite
often points to petty or personal hostility
- bitterness
broader and can stay inside someone's feelings instead of being openly expressed
- kindness
shows goodwill instead of hostility
文法句型
with venom
full of venom
venom in + voice/remark/post
用法筆記
Often appears in phrases about the way someone speaks or writes, such as with venom or full of venom. Unlike sense 1, it refers to hostile feeling rather than a physical substance.
venom — 動詞
- venompresent simple I / you / we / they
- venoms3rd person singular
- venoming-ing form
- venomedpast simple
1. to put poison into something, or to fill words or feelings with bitter hate
下毒；使怨恨
使帶毒，或使言語充滿怨恨
to put poison into something, or to fill words or feelings with bitter hate
Hunters once venomed their arrows before entering the forest at dawn.
從前，獵人會在黎明進入森林前先替箭頭下毒。
venom + weapon or object
A bitter divorce venomed every message Daniel sent to his former wife.
一場痛苦的離婚讓 Daniel 寫給前妻的每封訊息都充滿怨恨。
The rebels venomed the spear tips before the night attack began.
那些叛軍在夜襲開始前先替矛尖下毒。
Years of blame venomed the brothers' conversations at every family meal.
多年的互相指責使這對兄弟每次家庭聚餐的談話都充滿怨恨。
- sweeten
can mean making language or relations less bitter
文法句型
venom + weapon/object
venom + words/relationship
用法筆記
Rare and literary. Literal uses usually name a weapon or substance, while figurative uses describe speech or relationships becoming full of bitterness.