ingest poison (typically to commit suicide)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to take poison; to ingest poison (especially to commit suicide)
formalA formal or literary term, strongly implying a deliberate, often fatal, act of self-harm. It is not used for accidental poisoning.
Tā他
bèi被
bī逼
wú无
nài奈
，
xuǎn选
zé择
fú服
dú毒
zì自
jìn尽
。
Left with no choice, he took poison to end his life.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
de的
bēi悲
jù剧
rén人
wù物
zuì最
zhōng终
fú服
dú毒
shēn身
wáng亡
。
The tragic character in the novel ultimately died from taking poison.
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Tā她
yīn因
jué绝
wàng望
ér而
fú服
dú毒
，
xìng幸
kuī亏
qiǎng抢
jiù救
jí及
shí时
。
She took poison out of despair but was fortunately saved by timely rescue.
Gǔ古
dài代
yī一
xiē些
zhōng忠
chén臣
yǐ以
fú服
dú毒
de的
fāng方
shì式
míng明
zhì志
。
In ancient times, some loyal officials chose to take poison to demonstrate their commitment.