| 释义 | View usage for: (venəməs) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe a person or their behaviour as venomous, you mean that they show great bitterness and anger towards someone.  ...his terrifying and venomous Aunt Bridget.  She has endured more sustained and venomous attacks than any woman politician.  He was surprised by the venomous tone of the anonymous calls.venomously graded adverb [ADVERB with verb] 'You betrayed me first!' she answered venomously. 2. adjectiveA venomous snake, spider, or other creature uses poison to attack other creatures.  The adder is Britain's only venomous snake. Synonyms: poisonous, poison, toxic, virulent More Synonyms of venomous More Synonyms of venomousvenomous in American English (ˈvɛnəməs)   adjective1.   containing or full of venom; poisonous 2.   malignant; spiteful; malicious 3.  Zoology  having a poison gland or glands and able to inflict a poisonous wound by biting or stinging Derived formsvenomously (ˈvenomously)  adverb venomousness (ˈvenomousness)  nounWord origin ME venimous  < OFr venimeuxTiger snakes are highly venomous and can grow as long as 1.6m.BRITAIN'S most venomous spider has been added to a council's pest control list in a city dubbed the false widow capital of the UK.One woman reported a venomous western brown snake in her fridge.The dad of two quickly slammed a takeaway box over the venomous creature to stop it scuttling away.This is generally agreed to be the most venomous spider in Britain.The snakes are not venomous, but there is one drawback.It felt much smaller with 41 venomous snakes in there.No venomous spider will charge or jump at you to bite, as they do in horror movies.TWO schools have been forced to close after becoming infested with venomous spiders.A number of dead venomous snakes were also found in the property.The first episode focuses on a Tennessee farmer left fighting for his life after being bitten by venomous spiders.He induces a venomous snake to bite him on the ankle, in what can only be called assisted suicide.Some attacks were extraordinarily venomous.Grass snakes are not venomous.He once turned up for a scheduled lunch in a burger bar in the Philippines carrying a venomous sea snake in a tank.Police caught the highly venomous 3ft cobra outside the Delhi complex as competitors trained.It's possibly one of the most venomous British spiders.Fen raft spiders are, sad to say, no more venomous than the spiders in your potting shed.They are regarded as having the most painful bite of all Australia's venomous spiders and a bite can kill a person.FAMILIES are on alert for Britain's most venomous spider after thousands infested a street.Examples of 'venomous' in a sentencevenomousIn other languagesvenomousBritish English: venomous ADJECTIVE person, behaviour If you describe a person or their behaviour as venomous, you mean that they show great bitterness and anger towards someone. ...his terrifying and venomous aunt. American English: venomousBrazilian Portuguese: malévoloChinese: 恶毒的European Spanish: malintencionadoFrench: venimeuxGerman: gehässigItalian: velenosoJapanese: 悪意に満ちたKorean: 악의에 찬European Portuguese: malévoloLatin American Spanish: malintencionado
British English: venomous ADJECTIVE snake, spider A venomous snake, spider, or other creature uses poison to attack other creatures. He had been bitten by a venomous snake. American English: venomousBrazilian Portuguese: venenosoChinese: 毒的European Spanish: venenosoFrench: venimeuxGerman: giftigItalian: velenosoJapanese: 毒をもったKorean: 독이 있는European Portuguese: venenosoLatin American Spanish: venenoso
He made a venomous personal attack on his opponent. Synonyms Opposites loving, compassionate, benevolent, forgiving, harmless, affectionate, magnanimousThe adder is Britain's only venomous snake. Synonyms baneful (archaic) envenomedOpposites harmless, nontoxic, nonpoisonous, nonvenomousAdditional synonymsDefinition harmful, menacing, or vindictive He had a baleful look.Synonyms menacing,  threatening,  dangerous,  frightening,  evil,  deadly,  forbidding,  intimidating,  harmful,  sinister,  ominous,  malignant,  hurtful,  vindictive,  pernicious (formal),  malevolent,  noxious,  venomous,  ruinous,  intimidatory,  minatory,  maleficent,  bodeful,  louring or lowering,  minaciousSynonyms harmful,  fatal,  deadly,  disastrous,  destructive,  hurtful,  pernicious (formal),  noxious,  venomous,  ruinous,  calamitous,  baleful,  deleterious (formal),  injurious,  pestilential,  maleficentDefinition tending to cause great harm a malignant minority indulging in crime and violenceSynonyms hostile,  harmful,  bitter,  vicious,  destructive,  malicious,  malign,  hurtful,  pernicious (formal),  malevolent,  spiteful,  baleful,  injurious,  inimical,  maleficent,  of evil intentvengefulvenialvenomvenomousventventilateventure
Additional synonymsa mephitic stench Synonyms foul,  stinking,  poisonous,  noxious,  fetid,  foul-smelling,  putrid,  malodorous,  noisome,  pestilential,  baneful,  miasmic,  olid,  miasmal,  miasmatic,  baleful,  evil- or ill-smelling,  festy (Australian, slang)Definition poisonous or harmful carbon monoxide and other noxious gasesSynonyms harmful,  deadly,  poisonous,  toxic,  unhealthy,  hurtful,  pernicious (formal),  injurious,  unwholesome,  noisome,  pestilential,  insalubrious,  foul,  baneful (archaic), detrimentala cloud of poison gas Synonyms poisonous,  deadly,  toxic,  lethal, venomousa series of rancorous disputes Synonyms bitter,  hostile,  malicious,  malign,  resentful,  malignant,  acrimonious,  virulent,  vindictive,  implacable,  malevolent,  spiteful,  venomous, spleneticHe could be spiteful. Synonyms malicious,  nasty,  vindictive,  cruel,  malignant,  barbed,  malevolent,  venomous,  bitchy (informal),  snide,  rancorous,  catty (informal),  splenetic,  shrewish,  ill-disposed, ill-naturedDefinition caused by poison the cost of cleaning up toxic wasteSynonyms poisonous,  deadly,  lethal,  harmful,  pernicious (formal),  noxious,  septic,  pestilential,  baneful (archaic)Definition intended to cause hurt or distress a vicious attack on a woman's characterSynonyms malicious,  vindictive,  spiteful,  mean,  cruel,  venomous,  bitchy (informal),  defamatory,  rancorous,  backbiting, slanderousDefinition characterized by spite or ill will a vindictive woman desperate for revengeSynonyms vengeful,  malicious,  spiteful,  relentless,  resentful,  malignant,  unrelenting,  unforgiving,  implacable,  venomous,  rancorous,  revengeful,  full of spleenDefinition extremely bitter or hostile A virulent personal campaign is being waged against him.Synonyms vicious,  vindictive,  bitter,  hostile,  malicious,  resentful,  acrimonious,  malevolent,  spiteful,  venomous,  rancorous,  splenetic,  envenomedDefinition extremely poisonous or harmful A virulent form of the disease has appeared in Belgium.Synonyms deadly,  lethal,  toxic,  poisonous,  malignant,  pernicious (formal),  venomous,  septic,  infective,  injurious,  baneful (archaic) |