1.poison用作名词时是“毒药”的意思,转化为动词作“毒死”解,用作及物动词,宾语一般是有生命的人或动物。
2.poison引申可作“污染,对…有不良影响”解,用作及物动词,接空气、水或思想意识等名词作宾语。

poison against(v.+prep.)
对…有不良的影响; 给予较低的评价 give sb or sb's mind bad ideas about sb/sth; influence sb to have a low opinion of sb
▲poison sth against sb
The unhappy mother had poisoned her children's minds against their father and they no longer wanted to see him.心怀不满的妈妈对孩子的父亲的看法影响了孩子的思想,以至于他们不再想见到他。
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poison with(v.+prep.)
▲poison sb/sth with sth
1.用…伤害或杀死… harm (sth) or kill (sb) with (a dangerous substance)
A certain ruler in the Middle Ages was famous for poisoning her guests with chemicals put into their drinks.中世纪某女王以往客人饮料里放化学药品来毒死客人而闻名。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The soil has been poisoned with chemical waste from the factory.土壤被从工厂排出的化学废物污染了。
2.以…影响〔毒害〕(…) influence (sb's mind) wrongly with (bad ideas)
Teachers are not allowed to poison the children's minds with their own opinions.不许教师以个人的观点去影响孩子们的思想。
She poisoned his mind with ideas of hate and revenge.她用复仇的思想来毒害他的心灵。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
His character had been poisoned with evil suggestions from his criminal companions.由于受了他那些犯罪同伙的坏主意的影响,他的品格已经变坏了。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
Someone tried to poison our dog.有人要毒死我们的狗。
The explosion of the chemical plant has poisoned many local residents.那座化工厂的爆炸毒死了许多当地居民。
Such books poison the minds of the young.这种书毒害青年的思想。
Envy of his friend's success poisoned his mind.嫉妒朋友的成功使他产生了邪念。
Don't trust the words which poison the friendship of ours.不要相信那些破坏我们友谊的话。
Exhaust fumes from cars are poisoning the air of our cities.汽车排出的废气使我们城市中的空气遭受污染。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Are our children being poisoned by lead in the atmosphere?我们的儿童是否受着空气中铅的毒害?
The patient is very dangerous, with blood poisoned by infection.因感染而血液中毒的病人是很危险的。
Their friendship was poisoned by distrust.他们的友谊受到猜疑的影响。
Their minds have been poisoned by propaganda.他们的头脑中已中了宣传的毒。

［词源］＜古法语potio(麻醉药或毒药)

These mushrooms contain a deadly poison.这些蘑菇含有剧毒。
It was deadly poison and if he drank it he'd probably die.这是致命的毒药,他要是喝下去很可能会丧命。
These ideas are a poison in our society.这些思想是我们社会的祸害。
What's your poison?你喝点什么酒?
I'm not eating that poison!我可不吃那种猪食!
They all hate her like poison.他们都对她恨之入骨。