| 单词 | vitriol |
| 释义 | vitriol (once / 4247 pages) nv Vitriol is harsh, nasty criticism. You may have deserved some blame when the cake didn't rise, but the head chef's stream of vitriol was unnecessary. Back in the day, vitriol was the name for sulfuric acid, which burns through just about anything. So think of vitriol as language so mean-spirited and bitter that it could eat through metal: "As a divorce lawyer, you were familiar with vitriol, but nothing prepared you for the time you wore a Red Sox cap at Yankee Stadium." WORD FAMILYvitriol: vitrioled, vitriolic, vitriols+/vitriolic: vitriolically USAGE EXAMPLESBut the woman who now plays her hasn’t gotten used to the vitriol. Time(Dec 19, 2016) Just a quiet parting of ways, an unspoken decision to focus on a future free of vitriol and resentment. Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) Designing websites and ruminations on civil discourse and political vitriol are not what you think of when you think of high school projects. Washington Times(Dec 17, 2016) 1n abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will Syn|Hyper invective, vituperation abuse, contumely, insult, revilement, vilification a rude expression intended to offend or hurt 2n (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry Syn|Hypo|Hyper oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid battery acid, electrolyte acid dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries acid any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt 3v subject to bitter verbal abuse Hyper assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe attack in speech or writing 4v expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol Hyper subject cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to |
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