antidote
US: /ˈænɪˌdoʊt/, /ˈæntɪˌdoʊt/
UK: /ˈæntɪdˌəʊt/
UK: /ˈæntɪdˌəʊt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
antidote /'æntidout/
- danh từ
- thuốc giải độc
- (nghĩa bóng) cái trừ tà
Advanced English dictionary
noun ~ (to sth)
1 a substance that controls the effects of a poison or disease: There is no known antidote to the poison produced by the fish.
2 anything that takes away the effects of sth unpleasant: A Mediterranean cruise was the perfect antidote to a long cold winter.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
antitoxin, antiserum, antivenin; counteractant, counterirritant; cure, remedy, specific; medication, medicine, drug, medicament, Technical alexipharmic:
The old prospector says that the best antidote against snakebite is whisky.
Collocation dictionary
1 against poison/disease
ADJ.
effective | natural
VERB + ANTIDOTE
administer, give
The doctor administered an antidote.
PREP.
~ for
Quinine is a natural antidote for this fever.
| ~ to
We do not have an effective antidote to this poison.
2 thing that takes away the effects of sth unpleasant
ADJ.
effective, good, perfect, powerful
VERB + ANTIDOTE
act as, serve as | offer, provide
The resort offers the perfect antidote to the pressures of modern life.
PREP.
~ for
I think that stricter punishment is the best antidote for crime.
| ~ to
Creative activity serves as an effective antidote to depression.
Concise English dictionary
antidotes'æntɪdəʊt
noun
+a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
