containing poison; poisonous 有毒的；引起中毒的 toxic chemicals/fumes/gases/substances 有毒的化学品／烟雾／气体／物质 to dispose of toxic waste 处理有毒废料 Many pesticides are highly toxic. 许多杀虫剂毒性很大。 - toxic to somebody/something
This chemical is toxic to many forms of life. 这种化学品对很多生物都有毒害。
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a level of debt or high-risk investment that causes very serious problems for a bank or other financial institution 有毒的（指能引致银行或其他金融机构出现严重问题的高水平债务或高风险投资） Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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very unpleasant, especially in the way somebody likes to control and influence other people in a dishonest way 卑鄙无耻的；（尤指）爱摆布人的 I felt trapped in this toxic relationship. 我觉得被困在这种有毒的关系中。 The political situation is highly toxic. 政治局势非常危险。 the toxic atmosphere that now exists in political life 现在政治生活中存在的有害气氛
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin toxicus ‘poisoned’, from Latin toxicum ‘poison’, from Greek toxikon (pharmakon) ‘(poison for) arrows’, from toxon ‘bow’.