单词 | vehement |
释义 | vehementWord family nounvehemenceadjectivevehementadverbvehemently ve·he·ment /ˈviːəmənt/ adjectiveadj STRONG FEELING OR BELIEFshowing very strong feelings or opinions 感情强烈的;观点激烈的 vehement opposition/criticism/hostility etc Despite vehement opposition, the Act became law. 尽管遭到强烈的反对,这项法案还是成为了法律。 Despite her vehement protests, he pulled her inside. 尽管她强烈抗议,他还是把她拉了进去。 —vehemently adverbadv Dan vehemently denies the charges. 丹强烈否认这些指控。 —vehemence noun [uncountableU] The vehemence of her answer surprised them both. 她情绪激动的回答让他们俩都吃了一惊。 Examples from the Corpus vehement• The next day Joe followed up with a four-page letter seeking to explain why he had become so vehement.• The President became vehement in his remonstration.• She went to lean against the wall - he made a vehement negative gesture - she staggered forward again.• Lincoln was a vehement opponent of slavery.• At one extreme was vehement opposition; at the other, firm approval.• Sheffield takes a vehement stand against drugs.• The neighbours of the four involved families were vehement that there was nothing like this going on. vehement opposition/criticism/hostility etc• Pete Wilson supports the initiative, while Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kathleen Brown has staked her election hopes on vehement opposition.• At one extreme was vehement opposition; at the other, firm approval.• Greenpeace has in the past campaigned against the Faroese whale hunt, drawing vehement criticism from the islanders.• However, negotiations were broken off owing to the vehement opposition of anti-abortion Republicans, supported by Sununu. (1400-1500) Old French Latin vehemens |
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