virulence
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Virulence is great bitterness and hostility. 恶毒; 敌意[正式] [oft N 'of' n]
The virulence of the café owner's anger had appalled her. 这位咖啡店老板非常愤怒,充满敌意,把她给吓坏了。
2. N-UNCOUNT The virulence of a disease or poison is its ability to harm or kill people or animals. 毒性; 致命性
Medical authorities were baffled, both as to its causes and its virulence. 医疗当局对其病因及有多致命都还不怎么了解。
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virulence /ˈvɪrʊləns/
剑桥词典
- the danger and speed of spreading of a disease
(疾病的)致命性,严重性
The virulence of the disease is causing great concern in medical circles . 这种病的高致命性已经引起了医学界的极大关注。
formal
very strong feelings of hating or opposing something or someone
恶毒;狠毒
We are witnessing racism of a virulence that we haven't seen in Europe since the 1940s. 我们正在亲眼目睹欧洲自20世纪40年代以来从未出现过的恶毒的种族主义。 返回 virulence