potion

n.
1. draught of medicine,liquid medicine药剂，药水。
△Rom.5.3.244:“A sleeping potion.”一种催眠的药水。
△2H.IV.1.1.196:“And they did fight with quea-siness,constrained / As men drink potions，”他们打起仗来心里作呕，勉勉强强，就像喝药的人。
2. medicinal drink,poisonous drink 药酒，毒酒。
△1H.IV.5.4.55:“Which would have been as speedyin your end / As all the poisonous potions in theworld.”那会像全世界的所有毒酒一样迅速地结果你的性命。(按：in your end: in bringing about your death致你死命。)
3. poison毒药。
△Mid.3.2.264:“O hated potion,hence!”可恨的毒物，走开！