venom

noun

/ˈvenəm/

[uncountable]Idioms

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the poisonous liquid that some snakes, spiders, etc. produce when they bite or sting you
- The snake injects the venom immediately after biting its prey.
- Centipedes kill their prey by injecting venom into them with a large pair of fangs.
- Snake venoms work in several ways.
Topics Insects, worms, etc.b2, Animalsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deadly
- potent
- scorpion
- …
venom + verb
- inject
venom + noun
- gland
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(formal) a strong, bitter feeling; feelings of hate and a desire to hurt somebody
- His voice was full of venom.
- a look of pure venom
Extra Examples
- His voice dripped with venom.
- Most of her venom was directed at the President.
- She said it quickly and with venom.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- pure
- real
verb + venom
- spew
- spit
- be filled with
- …
preposition
- with venom
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French venim, variant of venin, from an alteration of Latin venenum ‘poison’.

Idioms

spit venom/blood

to show that you are very angry; to speak in an angry way
- She looked at him with eyes that spat venom.
- She surveyed him coldly with eyes that spat venom.

单词	venom
释义	venom noun /ˈvenəm/ /ˈvenəm/ [uncountable]Idioms jump to other results the poisonous liquid that some snakes, spiders, etc. produce when they bite or sting you The snake injects the venom immediately after biting its prey. Centipedes kill their prey by injecting venom into them with a large pair of fangs. Snake venoms work in several ways. Topics Insects, worms, etc.b2, Animalsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deadly potent scorpion … venom + verb inject venom + noun gland See full entry (formal) a strong, bitter feeling; feelings of hate and a desire to hurt somebody His voice was full of venom. a look of pure venom Extra Examples His voice dripped with venom. Most of her venom was directed at the President. She said it quickly and with venom. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective pure real verb + venom spew spit be filled with … preposition with venom See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French venim, variant of venin, from an alteration of Latin venenum ‘poison’. Idioms spit venom/blood to show that you are very angry; to speak in an angry way She looked at him with eyes that spat venom. She surveyed him coldly with eyes that spat venom.
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