virulent

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disabilityvirulentvir‧u‧lent /ˈvɪrələnt/ adjective 1 MIHBa poison, disease etc that is virulent is very dangerous and affects people very quickly OPP mild a particularly virulent form of influenza2 formal full of hatred for something, or expressing this in a strong way – used to show disapproval virulent anti-Semitism —virulence noun [uncountable] —virulently adverbExamples from the Corpusvirulent• Occasionally, a virus is created with a combination of genes that makes it especially virulent.• a virulent critic of the United Nations• When Robert was twelve and I seven, both my parents and Ann were smitten by a particularly virulent flu germ.• That lofty notion spread like a virulent germ into every law school in the nation.• While companies talk about sustainable agriculture, they create plant varieties that can withstand being sprayed by their most virulent herbicides.• He tried to organise a debate, and invited the most virulent protesters to come on stage and put their case.• a more virulent strain of HIVvirulent form• Alana was diagnosed April 5 with acute myeloid leukemia, type M-7, a particularly virulent form of cancer.• Restoring culture can just as easily lead to a new and virulent form of fundamentalism as to a revival of cultural diversity.• But particularly virulent forms of strep have come and gone throughout history.Origin virulent (1300-1400) Latin virulentus, from virus; → VIRUS

单词	virulent
释义	virulent From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disabilityvirulentvir‧u‧lent /ˈvɪrələnt/ adjective 1 MIHBa poison, disease etc that is virulent is very dangerous and affects people very quickly OPP mild a particularly virulent form of influenza2 formal full of hatred for something, or expressing this in a strong way – used to show disapproval virulent anti-Semitism —virulence noun [uncountable] —virulently adverbExamples from the Corpusvirulent• Occasionally, a virus is created with a combination of genes that makes it especially virulent.• a virulent critic of the United Nations• When Robert was twelve and I seven, both my parents and Ann were smitten by a particularly virulent flu germ.• That lofty notion spread like a virulent germ into every law school in the nation.• While companies talk about sustainable agriculture, they create plant varieties that can withstand being sprayed by their most virulent herbicides.• He tried to organise a debate, and invited the most virulent protesters to come on stage and put their case.• a more virulent strain of HIVvirulent form• Alana was diagnosed April 5 with acute myeloid leukemia, type M-7, a particularly virulent form of cancer.• Restoring culture can just as easily lead to a new and virulent form of fundamentalism as to a revival of cultural diversity.• But particularly virulent forms of strep have come and gone throughout history.Origin virulent (1300-1400) Latin virulentus, from virus; → VIRUS
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