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ratsbane

/rats-beyn/US // ˈrætsˌbeɪn //UK // (ˈrætsˌbeɪn) //

鼠尾草,鼠尾草属植物,鼠类,鼠疫

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : rat poison.
    • : the trioxide of arsenic.

Examples

  • If his Lordship had sent me an infusion of ratsbane in the loving-cup, I should have taken it much more kindly at his hands.

  • For my own part, I would as lief they would put ratsbane in my mouth as the ‘excellency’ with which I am daily crammed.

  • It is the double-distilled extract of nux vomica, ratsbane, and adder's tongue.

  • "Doctor, that ere ratsbane of yourn is fust rate," said a Yankee to a village apothecary.

  • Mrs. Smith's doctor tells her if she wants poison she had better get ratsbane, and then she will know what she is swallowing.