virulent
virulent 英 [ˈvɪrələnt] 美 [ˈvɪrjələnt, ˈvɪrə-]
adj. 剧毒的；恶性的；有恶意的
- 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.
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- adj. 剧毒的；恶性的；有恶意的
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1. And one of the few places you can easily find virulent racist literature is at a gun show.
能轻易找到怀有恶意的种族主义者文学的地方不多，枪支展算得上其中之一。
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2. It was caused by an unusually virulent and deadly Influenza A virus strain of subtype H1N1.
它是由一种带剧毒的致命的亚型H1N1甲型流感病毒株引起的。
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3. That said, analyzing a complex society primarily through the lens of its most virulent elements is a dicey business.
这就是说，首先从最致命的基础角度分析一个复杂的社会是难以预料很危险的。
- virulent (adj.) c. 1400, in reference to wounds, ulcers, etc., "full of corrupt or poisonous matter," from Latin virulentus "poisonous," from virus "poison" (see virus). Figurative sense of "violent, spiteful" is attested from c. 1600. Related: Virulently.
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