poisoning

poisoning — noun

1. a condition in which your body becomes sick because a harmful chemical, gas, or

1.名詞B2
釋義

a condition in which your body becomes sick because a harmful chemical, gas, or contaminated food enters it through your mouth, nose, or skin

例句

Sahil was taken to hospital with severe poisoning after drinking water from a contaminated well.

collocation: severe poisoning / contaminated well

The health department warned residents about carbon monoxide poisoning from broken heaters in winter.

collocation: carbon monoxide poisoning

同義詞
  • intoxication

    usually refers specifically to the effects of alcohol or drugs, less common for general toxic substances

  • toxicity

    refers to the degree of harmfulness of a substance, not the illness itself

  • contamination

    broader term for the presence of harmful substances, not necessarily causing illness

文法句型

[cause] poisoning

suffer from poisoning

die of/from poisoning

用法筆記

Often uncountable when referring to the condition in general ('He died of poisoning'), but can be countable when referring to specific incidents or types ('two lead poisonings were reported last year').

常見錯誤

❌She died of food poison.
✅She died of food poisoning.
💡'poisoning' is the illness; 'poison' is the harmful substance itself.
❌I caught poisoning from the restaurant.
✅I got food poisoning from the restaurant.
💡'catch' is used for infectious diseases, not poisoning.