vitriolic

英 [ˌvɪtriˈɒlɪk]

美 [ˌvɪtriˈɑːlɪk]

adj.  愤怒的; 恶意的; 尖酸刻薄的

GRE

BNC.20893 / COCA.25761

牛津词典

adj.

• 愤怒的；恶意的；尖酸刻薄的
  full of anger and hatred
  1. The newspaper launched a vitriolic attack on the president.
     这家报纸对总统发起了一场恶意的攻击。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （言行）恶意的，刻薄的，尖刻的
  If you describe someone's language or behaviour asvitriolic, you disapprove of it because it is full of bitterness and hate, and so causes a lot of distress and pain.
  1. There was a vicious and vitriolic attack on him in one of the Sunday newspapers two weeks ago.
     两周前一份周日报纸刊登了一篇对他进行尖酸恶毒攻击的文章。

英英释义

adj

• of a substance, especially a strong acid
  Synonym:causticcorrosiveerosivemordant
• harsh or corrosive in tone
  1. an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
  2. a barrage of acid comments
  3. her acrid remarks make her many enemies
  4. bitter words
  5. blistering criticism
  6. caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
  7. a sulfurous denunciation
  8. a vitriolic critique
  Synonym:acerbacerbicacidacridbitterblisteringcausticsulfuroussulphurousvirulent

双语例句

• The initial response from zealots on both sides was predictably vitriolic.
  可以预见，两党的狂热信徒们第一反应都是报之以刻薄之词。
• Application Electromagnetic Flow-Meter in the Measure of Vitriolic Acid Flux
  电磁流量计在硫酸流量测量中的应用
• Heidi Withers was berated as graceless and unladylike in a vitriolic email from Carolyn Bourne, the stepmother of her future husband Freddie Bourne, a businessman.
  在一封来自未婚夫、商人费雷迪•伯恩继母卡罗琳•伯恩的刻薄邮件中，准新娘海蒂•威瑟斯被指责“粗野”、“不淑女”。
• Vitriolic impurity is contained normally in the sewage that vitriolic factory discharges.
  硫酸厂排放的污水中通常含有硫酸杂质。
• The debate over climate change is becoming more vitriolic by the week.
  有关气候变化的争论正一周周变得更加尖锐。
• This contrasts with the vitriolic commentary in the state media in response to support from Taiwan-friendly US lawmakers for the sale of new F-16s.
  这与官方媒体针对美国一些议员的尖刻评论形成反差，对台友好的若干美国议员支持售台新型F-16。
• Some critics take pride in their prejudices, slinging vitriolic barbs at a specific actor or genre with relish.
  有些评论家在固执己见的同时还保持着一定的傲慢，挺不是滋味儿地向某个特定的演员或者电影流派亮出他们毒辣的锋芒。
• Determine of Vitriolic Barium Photometry of Sulfur in Perchloric Sample Containing Low Sulfur
  高氯低硫样品中硫的硫酸钡光度法测定重土（氧化钡）一种含钡化合物，如硫酸钡
• It has been observed that Cissie has more ability than stability, but she puts on a good show of its vitriolic and unpredictable kind.
  他说：“当我看到社论作者能如此透彻地理解我的外交政策时，我吃惊得差点从床上摔下来”。
• Measuring the Silk and Wool Content in Blending Product by Vitriolic Method
  硫酸法测定混纺产品中桑蚕丝和羊毛的含量