中毒

• 拼音: zhòng dú
• 汉字拆解: 中 (zhòng) = to hit/be struck; 毒 = 母 (mother) + 毐, meaning poison

含义

To be poisoned; poisoning. The state of having harmful substances in one's body.

Can be physical (food poisoning) or metaphorical (addicted/obsessed). Common phrases: 食物中毒 (food poisoning), 煤气中毒 (carbon monoxide poisoning). Informal usage: 中毒太深 (deeply addicted, as to a hobby).

例句

1. 他因为吃了不新鲜的海鲜而食物中毒了。
2. 冬天使用煤气取暖要注意防止中毒。
3. 她对这款游戏简直中毒太深了。

用法指南

语境: health, safety, colloquial

语气: serious

正确说法

• 小心食物中毒。(Be careful of food poisoning.)
• 他对追剧中毒了。(He's addicted to binge-watching shows.)

错误说法

• 中毒了毒药 (Redundant structure — say 被毒药毒了 or just 中毒了)

起源与历史

Verb-object compound of 中 (to hit, be struck by) and 毒 (poison). To be struck by poison.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal