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being poisoned

NounSino-Korean: 中毒

  1. 1

    being poisoned

    The state of one's life being in danger or body in a sick state due to poisonous elements in a food or medicine.

    Korean definition: 음식물이나 약물의 독 성분 때문에 목숨이 위태롭게 되거나 몸에 이상이 생긴 상태.

    • The child mistakenly ate a poisonous mushroom, suffered acute poisoning, and was rushed to the hospital.

    • A worker who had worked in a hazardous environment got lead poisoning and is now in the hospital.

  2. 2

    addiction

    The state of being unable to go without a certain substance after taking it in an excessive manner.

    Korean definition: 어떤 성분을 지나치게 먹어서 그것 없이는 생활을 하지 못하는 상태.

    • Treating patients addicted to drugs is very difficult.

    • The man next door often drank, and in the end he was diagnosed with alcoholism.

  3. 3

    addiction

    The state of being hooked with a thought or item and incapable of sound thinking or judgement.

    Korean definition: 어떤 사상이나 사물에 빠져서 정상적인 생각이나 판단을 할 수 없는 상태.

    • Children addicted to games can't do anything else and always think only about games.

    • Seeing how anxious that student gets if he's off the computer even a little, he seems to be addicted to computers.