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

• 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”。
• Every writer on China knows that even mild public criticism of the middle kingdom generates vitriolic and sometimes deranged responses from Chinese nationalists.
  任何一位撰写有关中国的作者都知道，即便是对中国进行温和的公开批评，也会招致中国民族主义者的尖刻回应，有时甚至是过激的反应。
• 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 vitriolic tone is unusual for a debate on the Fed, which is traditionally accorded respect from politicians and has vaunted its independence from Congress.
  这种刻薄的语调此前很少出现在围绕美联储的辩论中。美联储向来备受政界尊重，且自夸独立于国会。
• 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。
• The current situation and progress on the applications of vitriolic slag are briefly introduced, some development trends of comprehensive utilization of vitriolic slag such as manufacturing ferric or ferrous salt, ferruginous pigment, magnetic powder are suggested.
  简要介绍了硫酸渣的研究现状，提出了利用硫酸渣开发铁盐、铁系颜料、铁基磁粉等，是今后硫酸渣综合利用的发展方向。
• That Hp infection was not related to the expression of vitriolic mucus in IM cell;
  Hp感染与肠化生细胞是否分泌硫酸粘液无关；
• 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。
• Peculiarity of Vitriolic Salt Smudge Soil and It Effect to Building Engineering
  硫酸盐渍土的特性及对建筑工程的影响