五毒

五毒 [wǔ dú]

1. ■ （五种有毒的动物） the five poisonous creatures (scorpion, viper, centipede, house lizard and toad)

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常用词组

1. ■ （指五种罪恶） “five evils” (bribery, tax evasion, theft of state property, cheating on government contracts and stealing of economic information); “five poisons” (a campaign was launched in 1952 against capitalist bribery of government employees, tax evasion, theft of state property, cheating on government contracts and stealing economic information for speculation)