| 单词 | virulent |
| 释义 | virulent (once / 2408 pages) adj A virulent disease is one that's infectious, spreading, and making lots of people sick, while a virulent rant is just a verbal attack, causing sickness of the emotional kind. Either way, something virulent puts a strain on the people who get it. Two meanings come out of the roots for virulent: one being "poisonous" and the other, "spiteful." The virus-carrying meaning of virulent often gets combined with strain, such as in a "virulent strain of the flu." Those who aren’t carrying disease but are still considered virulent most likely lash out at others with a biting tone. Unleashing acid-tongued words on someone would be considered a virulent attack. WORD FAMILYvirulent: virulence, virulency, virulently+/virulence: virulences USAGE EXAMPLESUnlike some of Trump’s other national security advisers, though, Kelly does not appear to be infected with bizarrely virulent anti-Muslim prejudice. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) If you voted for Trump and continue to support him and you think you are better than these bigoted virulent trolls, you’re not. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) In the aftermath of the most virulent U.S. presidential campaign since the Civil War, readers might approach with skepticism a book titled “Against Empathy.” Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) 1adj extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom a virulent insect bite Syn deadly, venomous toxic of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison 2adj infectious; having the ability to cause disease Syn|Ant highly infective (of a microorganism) extremely infective deadly(of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect avirulent not virulent; unable to produce disease 3adj harsh or corrosive in tone Syn acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, vitriolic unpleasant disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings |
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