毒

どく
poison
toxicant

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どく【毒】

①［毒物］

〔毒薬〕

*poison

〖U〗〖C〗毒， 毒薬， 毒物(⇔medicine)

a deadly poison 猛毒

a dose of poison 1服の毒

a slow poison ききめの遅い毒

venom

〖U〗(ヘビ・サソリ・ハチなどの)毒液， 毒

a venom duct ［fang］ 毒管［毒牙］

milk the snake (of its venom) ＝milk venom from the snake そのヘビの毒を抜く.

¶ → 毒キノコ

¶ → 毒ヘビ

¶ → 毒を盛る

②［害］

〔害悪〕

¶ → 毒にこそなれ薬にはならない

¶ → 甲の薬は乙の毒

¶ → 毒を食らわば皿まで

◇ → 毒のある

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どく【毒】

1 〔毒物〕 (a) poison; a poisonous substance; 〔毒薬〕 poison; a toxicant; 〔毒液〕 venom; 〔毒素〕 a toxin.

●ヘビの毒 snake venom.

●毒が回った. The poison has taken effect [passed into his system].

●毒に中(_あた)る be [get] poisoned

・ふぐの毒に中る be poisoned by eating globefish.

●毒のある poisonous 《mushrooms》; toxic 《substance》; virulent 《toxins》; noxious 《fumes》

・毒のない innocuous; innocent; harmless; innoxious.

●毒を消す neutralize [counteract] poison

・コーヒーに毒を入れる put poison in coffee; prepare poisoned coffee

・毒を盛る poison sb; administer poison to sb

・毒を仰ぐ[あおる] take poison; poison oneself

・毒を食らわば皿まで. One [You] might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb. 【諺】 | In for a penny, in for a pound. 【諺】

・毒をもって毒を制す. Like cures like. 【諺】

2 〔害〕 harm; injury. [＝がい¹]

●毒になる be harmful; injurious; hurtful; noxious

・毒にはならない be not harmful; harmless

・体の毒になる be bad for one's [the] health; be bad for one [the health]; do one harm.

●薄暗がりで読書するのは目に毒だ. Reading in a poor [dim] light is bad for the eyes.

・飲み過ぎは体の毒だよ. Drinking too much will damage your heath [is bad for you], you know.

3 〔悪意〕 malice; spite; ill-will.

●毒のある malicious; spiteful; bitter; hurtful

・毒のある言葉 spiteful [malicious] words

・毒のない言い方 an inoffensive way [manner] of speaking.

●彼女の声は毒を含んでいた. There was venom in her voice.

毒にも薬にもならない be bland; do one neither harm nor good; be neither good nor bad for one.

●(付けたしても)毒にも薬にもならないもの something that makes no difference (one way or the other); a meaningless [pointless] addition

・彼は毒にも薬にもならない男だ. He's a complete nobody [mediocrity]. | 〔役立たず〕 He is completely useless [good for nothing, a good-for-nothing].

目の毒 ⇒め¹.

毒入り

●毒入りのウイスキー poisoned whiskey.

毒ガス ⇒どくガス.

毒きのこ[にんじん, etc.] ⇒各見出し語参照.

毒性 ⇒どくせい.

毒除け protection against poisoning.

毒りんご 《eat》 a poisoned [poisonous, poison] apple.