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toxic

/tok-sik/US // ˈtɒk sɪk //UK // (ˈtɒksɪk) //

有毒,有毒的,毒性,中毒

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
    • : acting as or having the effect of a poison; poisonous: a toxic drug.
    • : causing unpleasant feelings; harmful or malicious: a toxic boyfriend who wanted complete control over her; toxic criticism.
    • : Finance. pertaining to or noting debt that will probably not be repaid: toxic mortgages. pertaining to or noting a financial instrument or other asset that has no value or an unknown value because there is no market for it:toxic mortgage-backed securities.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a toxic chemical or other substance.

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Examples

  • The hydrovac trucks generate potentially toxic slurry waste.

  • I also think that media buying has a very aggressive, toxic culture tied to it.

  • They require lots of energy and produce large volumes of toxic gas too, creating more pollution and leaving a large carbon footprint.

  • A working sense of taste also helps protect us from eating something spoiled or toxic.

  • Other MOFs can filter toxic chemicals from the air and then store them or help break them down.

  • But it is not actually as toxic as it seems (although, admittedly, it does seem pretty toxic).

  • Infernal, it can cause fires and explosions; toxic, it can debilitate, poison, and kill.

  • But as her audience broadens, you have to wonder, is the big-time toxic to her art?

  • Republicans have a rare opportunity to implement policies that are truly compassionate and transcend toxic identity politics.

  • An autopsy found highly toxic cyanide levels in the blood of the not-so-dearly departed.

  • As he finds rag weed more toxic than the English timothy, his actual first dose is one-half of this theoretical dose.

  • His experiments show that amorphous phosphorus was not toxic to animals.

  • As before, I see it turn brown and die on the spot, still half inside the toxic corpse.

  • His constitution has never thrown off the malady resulting from this toxic (poisonous) agent.

  • The drowsy feeling which we experience in a crowded, ill-ventilated room is due entirely to the influence of these toxic gases.