1 ADJ-GRADED 残暴的;凶残的;凶恶的 A vicious person or a vicious blow is violent and cruel. 残暴的;凶残的;凶恶的
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He was a cruel and vicious man.
他是一个残忍凶狠的男人。
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He suffered a vicious attack by a gang of white youths.
他遭到一帮白人青年的残暴袭击。
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The blow was so sudden and vicious that he dropped to his knees.
突如其来的猛然一击使他跪倒在地。
SYN savage, brutal, violent, bad
2 ADJ-GRADED 恶毒的;恶意的;不怀好意的 A vicious remark is cruel and intended to upset someone. 恶毒的;恶意的;不怀好意的
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It is a deliberate, nasty and vicious attack on a young man's character.
这是对一个年轻人品格蓄意的、卑鄙的、恶毒的攻击。
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...her shrewish temperament and vicious tongue.
她暴躁的性格和恶毒的言语
SYN malicious, vindictive, spiteful, mean
Quotations
You can't expect a boy to be vicious till he's been to a good school Saki Reginald in Russia
| Thesaurus | vicious Also look up: |
| ADJ. | brutal, cruel, violent; (ant.) nice 1 2 |
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