and war.世界处于战争与和平之间3 [not
before noun] 〜for sth | 〜to do sth completely ready for
sth or to cjo sth有充分准备；准备好；蓄势待发SCI SET: rhe economy is
poised/or recovery.经济呈复苏之势。◊ JCate is poised to become
the highest-paid supermodel in the /oshion worW.凯特决心成为时装界最高薪的超级模特儿。
4 having a calm and confident manner and in
control of your feelings and behaviour 泰然自考1 的；..沉着自信
的；稳健的：He is a remarfcaWy poised young man.他 是个特别稳健的年轻人。033 assured P〇i-S〇n (H* /'poizn/ noun, verb
■
noMM [C, U] 1 a substance
that causes death or harm if it is swallowed or absorbed into the body 毒药；毒物；毒
素：Some mushrooms contafn a
deadiy poison.:有些磨
会含有致命毒素。◊ How did he die? Was
it poison?他是 怎么元畜吗？ ◊
T/ie dog was fciHed Sy rat poison
poison intended to kill rats).狗被耗子药毒死了。
to .hunt m'th poison arrows 用 _ 箭诗會◊ bombs containing poison gas 2 an idea, a feeling, etc.
that is extremely harmful运有害的思想（或心情等）； 精神毒药：the poison o/racid hatred种族杭恨S#害人 的思想 n»TOl what^s your
'poison? {informal,
humorous) used
to ask sb what alcoholic drink they would like (用于问别人想喝什么酒）一more at man
n.
■
verfc [VN] 1 〜sb (with sth) to harm or kill a person or an animal by
giving them poison 毒死；毒害 2 to
put poison in or on sth 下 _
;在…中.放毒：a poisoned arrow
毒箭◊ Someone had been
poisoning his/ood.有人
一直在〖也的食物里下毒。◊ iarge sections 〇> t/ie river have been poisoned by toxic waste 介om/actories. i 厂的
有毒废弃杨污染了大段大段的河流。3 to have a bad effect on sth 毒化；败坏；使恶化：册 comment
served onZy to poison the atmosphere stfH/urther.他的评论只有
使气氛吏加恶化。◊ succeeded in poiscmfng thefr minds against me.是她令他们仇视我的。IT»T71 a poisoned
'chalice {especially Br£) a thing which seems
attractive when it is given to sb but which soon becbmes unpleasant 金杯毒酒
poi-son-er /'poiz0na(r)/ noun a person who murders sb
by using poison投毒杀人者；毒死别人的人
poi-son-ing
/'poizeniq/
noun [U, C] 1 the fact or
state of having swallowed or absorbed poison 中毒；服毒：a series 〇/ deaths caused by
carbon moncm'de poisoning — 氧化碳中毒引起的一连串死亡OAttecwt 2〇〇0〇chiidren are involved in
accidental poisonings every year. ^ ^ M 少有1万名儿童意外中毒。2 the act of killing or harming sb/sth by giving them
poison 毒害；毒杀；投
毒：77ie poHce suspected poisoning.警方怀疑有人下毒。
◊
The rats were controHed by poisoning.用毒杀法使 老鼠受到控制。一see also blood poisoning, food
POISONING
.poison 'ivy noun [U] a N American climbing plant that
causes painful spots on the skin when you touch it 毒常春藤，气根毒藤（原产于北美，接触后会引起皮炎>
,poison 'oak noun [U] a N American bush
that causes painful spots on the skin when you touch it 栎叶漆，毒 栎（原产于北美，接触后会引起皮炎） poi-SOn-OUS 〇t*
/'poizanas/
adj.
1 causing death or illness if swallowed or
absorbed into the body引起中毒的；有毒的HTH toxic ： jpoisonous
chemicak/jpkmts 有毒化学物质/ 植物◊ This gas is poisonous.这种气体有剧毒。◊ 77ie 〖eaves 〇/ certain trees are
poisonous to cattte.某些树的叶子会毒_ 牲畜。2 (of animals and insects 动物和昆虫）producing a poison that can
cause death or illness if the animal or insect bites you分泌毒素的；能毒伤人的tTaTl venomous
： poisonous snakes 毒蛇 3 extremely unpleasant or unfriendly极端讨厌（或不友善）的；恶
毒知；邪恶的：the poisonous atmosphere in the office■'办 公室里的恶劣气氛
,poison 'pen letter noun an unpleasant letter
which is
not signed and is intended to upset the person who receives it出于恶意的匿名信；匿名％镑信
.poison
'pill noun
{informal, business a form of defence used by a company to
prevent, or to reduce the effect of, a takeover bid that they do not want,
for example by selling some of their important possessions
1529 polai^
(公司为防止被兼并而采取的）自戕式防御；（出售某些
重要财产以求最终自保的）掏空政策
poke
/pauk;
NAmE pouk/ verb, noun uverb 1 [VN] ~ sb/sth (with sth) to quickly push your
fingers or another object into si)/sth (用丰邊或其他东 西）捅，戳，件 S33PROD:
She
poked him in the ribs with her eibow.她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。◊ She poked her eZbow into his ribs.她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。◊ J’m side 〇/ being pofced and
prodded by doctors.我讨厌让辱生在我
身上戳戳点為尚。◊ She got up and poked the_/iire (= to make it
burn more strongly).她起籴拔了拨火。2 [VN +adv./prep.] to push sth somewhere or
move it in a particular direction with a small quick movement 推； 捅；戳；探：ffe pofced his head around
the comer to check that nobody was coming.他从转角处探出头来，查
看有没有人过来。◊ Someone had poked a
message under the door•有人从门底下塞进了一张纸条。◊ Don’tpo/ce her eye out with that sriefc/别让那根棍子戳着她的眼！
3 [V +adv./prep.] if
an object is poking out of, through, etc. sth, you can see a part of it that is
no longer covered by sth else 露出；伸出；探出：77ie end 〇/ the cabZe was Ze片pofcing out 〇/ the vvaH•电缆头从墙里露出
来了,。◊ Clumps of grass
poked up through the snow, — 麁鉍的草破雪而出。4 [VN +〇£〜./知印.]~ a hole in sth (with sth) to make a hole in sth by
pushing your finger or another object into it 捅窟蔭；扎洞：The kids poked hoZes in the i’ce with
sticks.孩子们用也子在冰上洞。
5 [VN] (taboo, s/flng) (of a
man 男乂):to have sex
with sb 棄人■).性交 ITTnn poke fun at sb/sth to say unkind things
about sb/sth in order to make other people laugh at them 拿…开心奚落；dm rtdicut.f.• Her noveZs pofce_/im at the upper c丨ass•她的小说嘲弄上
流社会。一more at nose n_ poke a'bout/
a'round
{informal) to look for sth,
especially sth that is hidden among other things that you have to move 搜 查；翻找：The police spent the day
poking around in his ojgfke but/ound nothing.警察花了一天时伺搜查他的办公
室，但是没有发现什么情况。◊的gwrat/ve)We’ve/iad journalists poking around and asking a lot
of questions. 我们让记者追着问了许多问题。poke at sth to push a pointed
object, your finger, etc. at sth repeatedly with small
quick movements (角手指、物件等反复地）捅，
戳，扎：He pofced at the spaghetti with a/orfc.他用叉子
拔弄着面条。
mnoun 1 [C,
usually sing.] the action of quickly pushing your fingers or another
object into sb/sth 捅；_;拨；
挑：■ to give the fire a poke 0 He gave me a poke
fn the ribs to vvafce me
up.他捅了一卞我的肋部把我叫
醒。2 [U】（8/f) power in a car (汽幸的）备另，推进
力：J pre/er something wit/i a bit more pofce•我想要马 力再大些恥。have a .poke a'round {informal) to look carefully around
a place to see what you can find; to try to find out information about sb/stL 仔细寻觅； 探究；打探 t?ke;
a
’’poke at sb/sth (oW-/fls/?/o/ie<i，/V/Amf, informal) to make an unkind remark
about sb/sth; to laugh at sb/sth 嘲弄；奚落；嘲笑一more at pig /r poker /'p0uka(r); NAmE 'pou-/ noun 1 [Li] a card game for more
people, in which the players bet on the of the cards they hold 扑克牌游戏 2 (C] a metal stick for
moving or breaking up coal in a fire 通条；拨
火棍.一picture o fireplace
poker-faced adj. {informal) with an expression on
your face that does not show what you are thinking or feeling.不露声色的；毫无表情的►’poker face : He maintained a
pofcer/ace.他一直面无表情。
poky /'pauki; NAmE 'pouki/ adj. {informal) 1 (of a room or a building
屋子或建筑物）too small;
without much space 狭窄的；_ 小的 Hn
cramped ： a poky little room 窄小的屋子 2 (also pokey) (both extremely
slow and annoying极慢的丨迟钝的；拖沓的；慢腾腾的
pol /pul; NAmE pa:l/ noun (NAmE, informal) = politician Po-lack /'paulaek; NAmE 'pou-/ noun [taboo, slang,
especially
polar /'p9ula(r); NAmE 'pou-/ adj. [only
before noun] 1 connected with, or near the North or South Pole 极