| 单词 | fulminate |
| 释义 | fulminate[ fuhl-muh-neyt ] / ˈfʌl məˌneɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fulminate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), ful·mi·nat·ed, ful·mi·nat·ing.to explode with a loud noise; detonate. to issue denunciations or the like (usually followed by against): The minister fulminated against legalized vice. verb (used with object), ful·mi·nat·ed, ful·mi·nat·ing.to cause to explode. to issue or pronounce with vehement denunciation, condemnation, or the like. nounone of a group of unstable, explosive compounds derived from fulminic acid, especially the mercury salt of fulminic acid, which is a powerful detonating agent. Origin of fulminateFirst recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English fulminaten <Latin fulminātus, past participle of fulmināre “to hurl thunderbolts, thunder,” equivalent to fulmin-, stem of fulmen “thunderbolt, lightning” + -ātus -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM fulminateWords nearby fulminatefully, fully fashioned, fully fledged, fulmar, fulminant, fulminate, fulminating compound, fulminating powder, fulmination, fulmine, fulminic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fulminateBritish Dictionary definitions for fulminatefulminate / (ˈfʌlmɪˌneɪt, ˈfʊl-) / verb(intr often foll by against) to make criticisms or denunciations; rail to explode with noise and violence (intr) archaic to thunder and lighten nounany salt or ester of fulminic acid, esp the mercury salt, which is used as a detonator Derived forms of fulminatefulmination, nounfulminator, nounfulminatory, adjectiveWord Origin for fulminateC15: from Medieval Latin fulmināre; see fulminant Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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