vituperative
vituperative 英 [vɪ'tju:pərətɪv] 美 [vaɪˈtupərətɪv, -ˈtju-, -pəˌre-, vɪ-]
adj. 责骂的
- Use the adjective vituperative to describe criticism that's so sharp it hurts. A vituperative review of a movie would make the director bitter for months.
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- adj. 责骂的
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1. The rhetoric is getting more vituperative.
这种论调正变得越来越强硬。
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2. When I watched the vituperative Mr. Hyde, I was sure there must be a Dr. Jekyll in there somewhere, but I was having a hard time finding him.
当我注视着满口责骂的海德先生时，我确信他身上有杰基尔博士的那一面，但我在当时很难发现它。
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3. vituperative Chinese commentators detected an old bogey: an American attempt to “contain” China by bolstering alliances with its neighbours.
指责美国的中国评论员发现了一个令人担忧的古老问题：美国试图通过加强与中国邻国的结盟关系来“围堵”中国。
- vituperative (adj.) 1727, from vituperate + -ive. Related: Vituperatively.
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