virulent

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vir·u·lent /ˈvɪrələnt/ adjectiveadj

1 MIHBa poison, disease etc that is virulent is very dangerous and affects people very quickly 〔毒物〕劇毒的；〔疾病〕迅速致命的 OPP mild

a particularly virulent form of influenza

特别兇猛的一種流感

2 formal full of hatred for something, or expressing this in a strong way – used to show disapproval 充滿仇恨的，刻毒的，惡毒的〔含貶義〕

virulent anti-Semitism

惡毒的反猶太主義

—virulence noun [uncountableU]

—virulently adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

virulent• 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.• He had developed a vaccine using virulent forms of polio that were then killed with formaldehyde and injected.• 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.• The least resistant hosts and the least virulent parasites were killed in each generation.• 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 HIV

virulent 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.• He had developed a vaccine using virulent forms of polio that were then killed with formaldehyde and injected.• But particularly virulent forms of strep have come and gone throughout history.

Origin virulent

(1300-1400) Latin virulentus, from virus; → VIRUS

vir·u·lent adjectiveadj

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Words used to describe illnesses, diseases and medical conditions: acute, advanced, asymptomatic...

General words used to describe emotions: acutely, affective, basic...

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