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单词 venomous
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Definition of venomous in English:

venomous

adjective ˈvɛnəməsˈvɛnəməs
  • 1(of an animal, especially a snake) secreting venom; capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting.

    (动物,尤指蛇,或其器官)分泌毒液的,有毒的

    a leading expert on venomous snakes
    the box jelly is earth 's most venomous creature
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Each year, about 8,000 Americans are bitten by venomous snakes; only about a dozen die.
    • Zookeepers in Cincinnati, Ohio helped police search the home of a woman who died after being bitten by a venomous pet snake.
    • Indo-Pacific waters are notable for their abundance of venomous species.
    • He was trapped, a small mice faced with a hungry cat on one side and a venomous snake on another.
    • When we visited this centre I pointed out the possibility of dry bites by venomous snakes.
    • Other causes of death included bullet wounds and venomous animal bites.
    • Snakes and venomous spiders mutilated his body - his body was covered with ulcers and pus.
    • No one has died from a spider bite in Australia since 1979, though 2,000 are bitten by venomous arachnids each year.
    • King Cobras are the world's largest venomous snakes, growing to an average length of nearly 6m.
    • The first toxins were simply saliva toxins, and we've actually worked out what was in the venom of the very first venomous snake.
    • Only about 50% of bites by exotic venomous snakes inject sufficient venom to cause clinical envenoming.
    • Anytime you receive a bite from a venomous snake, it's a very dangerous encounter.
    • The new additions double the number of known venomous vertebrates to more than 2,000 species.
    • Stings from these highly venomous creatures are extremely painful but rarely fatal.
    • Many marine creatures are venomous, and beachgoers experience envenomation regularly.
    • It's actually a little surprising that there aren't more venomous mammals running around.
    • In the depths of Australian waters another venomous creature lurks - the sea snake.
    • Presumably the title is designed to suggest the swift and deadly strike of the venomous snake.
    • Many venomous snakes in Iran are being collected for the production of antivenin.
    • Amazingly, more deaths in Tasmania are due to ant bite allergies than encounters with any other venomous creature.
    Synonyms
    poisonous, toxic, noxious, dangerous, harmful
    deadly, lethal, death-dealing, life-threatening, fatal, mortal, terminal, killing
    literary deathly, nocuous, mephitic
    archaic baneful
    1. 1.1 (of a person or their behaviour) full of malice or spite.
      〈喻〉(人,行为)充满恶意的;恶毒的
      she replied with a venomous glance

      她用充满恶意的眼光看了一眼作为回答。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Back at the hospital, Dyan's venomous account of what it meant to be Dare Ransom had torn the blinds from his eyes.
      • Even with this, its light was as perilous as ever, ravaging the earth with its venomous rays.
      • However, some of the opposition to the bill outside the parliamentary process has been venomous and nasty.
      • Casting one last almost venomous glance back over her shoulder at him, she headed back toward her dorm room.
      • I tried to ignore him as I glanced around the various classrooms for Abby, but his venomous voice made its way into my ears.
      • Beyond their venomous tendencies lie complex behavioural patterns and intricate lifestyles.
      • More than once she had caught Max shooting venomous glances to her boyfriend.
      • As ever, it's our pastimes' deepest virtues that incite the most venomous evangelical slander.
      • When it finally did hit theaters in 2003 the critics weren't just harsh; they were venomous.
      • Men also include their own fears, anxieties and fantasies, which in their case translate into the figure of the venomous woman.
      • Would you be able to release yourself from this person's venomous grip?
      • Violet cried, casting a venomous glance towards the hallway as Briar and Althia exchanged a glance.
      • Even middle class is these days often used as a venomous synonym for smug, unadventurous or selfish.
      • To those who left the new church he had established he was persistently venomous.
      • Evelyn shot a venomous glance up at Will as she began to climb back down the ladder.
      • The guard's hard, dangerous eyes, pierced Griffith with venomous hostility from over Shanza's shoulder.
      • Since the days of President Zia these are full of venomous references to Hindus and Indians.
      • I slowly sat up and faced my venomous brother and Will who seemed very unhappy.
      • Her voice was bitter and venomous, which shocked Chunia even more.
      • As the iron-jawed dowager, Diana Rigg has a venomous tongue and a bitter, unyielding nature.
      Synonyms
      vicious, spiteful
      rancorous, malevolent, vitriolic, vindictive, malicious, malignant, malign, poisonous, baleful, bitter, acrimonious, resentful, grudging, virulent, pernicious, antagonistic, hostile, hate-filled, menacing, nasty, evil, evil-intentioned, unfriendly, cruel, unkind, unpleasant
      acerbic, sharp, acid, tart, caustic, astringent, cutting, biting, razor-edged, waspish, wounding, barbed
      informal bitchy, catty
      literary malefic, maleficent

Usage

See poisonous

Derivatives

  • venomously

  • adverbˈvɛnəməsliˈvɛnəməsli
    • You may strongly agree with what someone wrote in The Peak, or may venomously oppose it.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Brecht's words, juxtaposed against Weill's music, with its atonal harmonies and angular lines, venomously satirized the state of affairs.
      • ‘Our Church doesn't support war,’ she venomously retorted.
      • He tackles, often venomously; he passes, with accuracy; and he scores goals, crucially.
      • The pair have frequently sparred venomously across the Dáil chamber and are poles apart in every sense.
  • venomousness

  • noun
    • I've talked to spam-senders, and some of them are quite bemused by the venomousness of some of the replies they get!
      Example sentencesExamples
      • What makes Fight For Your Life so stark is the venomousness of the racial hatred that it manages to touch upon.
      • How can I possibly convey the terrible venomousness with which he uttered these words?
      • It would behoove the scorpion to indicate its venomousness to potential predators, and thus avoid a potentially deadly fight.
      • There's a palpable venomousness in the exchanges across and around the floor of the Chamber.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French venimeux, from venim (see venom).

Definition of venomous in US English:

venomous

adjectiveˈvenəməsˈvɛnəməs
  • 1(of animals, especially snakes, or their parts) secreting venom; capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting.

    (动物,尤指蛇,或其器官)分泌毒液的,有毒的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The first toxins were simply saliva toxins, and we've actually worked out what was in the venom of the very first venomous snake.
    • Many venomous snakes in Iran are being collected for the production of antivenin.
    • The new additions double the number of known venomous vertebrates to more than 2,000 species.
    • Zookeepers in Cincinnati, Ohio helped police search the home of a woman who died after being bitten by a venomous pet snake.
    • Only about 50% of bites by exotic venomous snakes inject sufficient venom to cause clinical envenoming.
    • Stings from these highly venomous creatures are extremely painful but rarely fatal.
    • When we visited this centre I pointed out the possibility of dry bites by venomous snakes.
    • Many marine creatures are venomous, and beachgoers experience envenomation regularly.
    • He was trapped, a small mice faced with a hungry cat on one side and a venomous snake on another.
    • In the depths of Australian waters another venomous creature lurks - the sea snake.
    • Indo-Pacific waters are notable for their abundance of venomous species.
    • Anytime you receive a bite from a venomous snake, it's a very dangerous encounter.
    • Presumably the title is designed to suggest the swift and deadly strike of the venomous snake.
    • Each year, about 8,000 Americans are bitten by venomous snakes; only about a dozen die.
    • It's actually a little surprising that there aren't more venomous mammals running around.
    • Other causes of death included bullet wounds and venomous animal bites.
    • Amazingly, more deaths in Tasmania are due to ant bite allergies than encounters with any other venomous creature.
    • King Cobras are the world's largest venomous snakes, growing to an average length of nearly 6m.
    • No one has died from a spider bite in Australia since 1979, though 2,000 are bitten by venomous arachnids each year.
    • Snakes and venomous spiders mutilated his body - his body was covered with ulcers and pus.
    Synonyms
    poisonous, toxic, noxious, dangerous, harmful
    1. 1.1 (of a person or their behavior) full of malice or spite.
      〈喻〉(人,行为)充满恶意的;恶毒的
      she replied with a venomous glance

      她用充满恶意的眼光看了一眼作为回答。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • However, some of the opposition to the bill outside the parliamentary process has been venomous and nasty.
      • As the iron-jawed dowager, Diana Rigg has a venomous tongue and a bitter, unyielding nature.
      • The guard's hard, dangerous eyes, pierced Griffith with venomous hostility from over Shanza's shoulder.
      • I tried to ignore him as I glanced around the various classrooms for Abby, but his venomous voice made its way into my ears.
      • Evelyn shot a venomous glance up at Will as she began to climb back down the ladder.
      • Beyond their venomous tendencies lie complex behavioural patterns and intricate lifestyles.
      • I slowly sat up and faced my venomous brother and Will who seemed very unhappy.
      • Even middle class is these days often used as a venomous synonym for smug, unadventurous or selfish.
      • Men also include their own fears, anxieties and fantasies, which in their case translate into the figure of the venomous woman.
      • Her voice was bitter and venomous, which shocked Chunia even more.
      • Casting one last almost venomous glance back over her shoulder at him, she headed back toward her dorm room.
      • As ever, it's our pastimes' deepest virtues that incite the most venomous evangelical slander.
      • Would you be able to release yourself from this person's venomous grip?
      • To those who left the new church he had established he was persistently venomous.
      • When it finally did hit theaters in 2003 the critics weren't just harsh; they were venomous.
      • More than once she had caught Max shooting venomous glances to her boyfriend.
      • Violet cried, casting a venomous glance towards the hallway as Briar and Althia exchanged a glance.
      • Since the days of President Zia these are full of venomous references to Hindus and Indians.
      • Even with this, its light was as perilous as ever, ravaging the earth with its venomous rays.
      • Back at the hospital, Dyan's venomous account of what it meant to be Dare Ransom had torn the blinds from his eyes.
      Synonyms
      vicious, spiteful

Usage

See poisonous

Origin

Middle English: from Old French venimeux, from venim (see venom).

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