POISONED

pp. Infected or destroyed by poison.

poisoned chalice

poi soned chal ice ▶noun chiefly Brit. an assignment, award, or honor that is likely to prove a disadvantage or source of problems to the recipient: many thought the new minister had been handed a poisoned chalice.

poisoned chalice

poi ¦soned chal |ice ▶noun chiefly Brit. an assignment, award, or honour which is likely to prove a disadvantage or source of problems to the recipient: many thought the new minister had been handed a poisoned chalice.

poisoned

poi soned 形容詞 毒された, 毒の入った [塗られた ].～̀ ch á lice ｟英 ｠毒の杯 〘初めは名誉 [魅力的 ]だが, そのうちに失敗しかねない大変なものだとわかる任務 〙.