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antidote

noun
🔊/ˈæntidəʊt/
🔊/ˈæntidəʊt/
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  1. antidote (to something) a substance that controls the effects of a poison or disease解毒药；解毒剂
    • There is no known antidote to the poison.这种毒的解药尚未发现。🔊🔊
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    • Quinine is a natural antidote for this fever.奎宁是治疗这种热病的天然药物。
    • The doctor administered an antidote.医生用了一种解毒药。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • effective
    • natural
    verb + antidote
    • administer
    • give
    preposition
    • antidote for
    • antidote to
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  2. antidote (to something) anything that takes away the effects of something unpleasant消除不快的事物；矫正方法
    • A Mediterranean cruise was the perfect antidote to a long cold winter.到地中海航游是度过漫长寒冬的绝妙办法。🔊🔊
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    • The resort offers the perfect antidote to the pressures of modern life.这个旅游胜地是缓解现代生活压力的绝好地方。
    • I think that stricter punishment is the best antidote for crime.我认为加重惩罚是打击犯罪的最佳方法。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • effective
    • good
    • perfect
    • …
    verb + antidote
    • act as
    • serve as
    • offer
    • …
    preposition
    • antidote for
    • antidote to
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    3. Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin, from Greek antidoton, neuter of antidotos ‘given against’, from anti- ‘against’ + didonai ‘give’.