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单词 vehement
释义 ve·he·ment
\-nt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin vehement-, vehemens; akin to Latin vehere to carry — more at way
1.
 a. archaic : immoderate in strength or degree : intense, severe
  < his pain was very vehement — Nicholas Robinson >
  < requires a vehement fire to flux it — Robert Boyle >
 b. archaic : marked by excessive vigor or turbulence : furious, violent
  < vehement deluges of rain — John Morgan >
 c. : having a strong physical effect : potent
  < produces a vehement kind of whiskey known as tanglefoot — Joseph Mitchell >
2. : strongly entertained : emphatic, pronounced
 < any denial … was thenceforward sufficient to justify vehement suspicion of heresy — G.G.Coulton >
3.
 a. : warmly emotional : ardent, passionate
  < the affections of an only child of fourteen are as concentrated as they are vehement — Ngaio Marsh >
  < vehement patriotism and poetic style — E.E.Allen >
 b. : scathingly hostile : rancorous, truculent
  < that vehement, that furious obsession of animosity — Van Wyck Brooks >
4.
 a. : full of energy : lively, strenuous
  < vehement applause >
  < against his vehement opposition, the war … was precipitated — U.B.Phillips >
 b. : strikingly colorful : showy, vivid
  < a tall, pale apparition, equipped with a vehement red wig and a police whistle — Wolcott Gibbs >
5.
 a. : expressive of strong emotion or conviction : impassioned
  < vehement utterances in opposition to slavery — H.A.Bridgman >
 b. : characterized by active conviction or enthusiasm : fervent, zealous
  < a vehement extremist >
  < a fine … scholar and vehement teacher — W.B.Yeats >
 c. : characterized by bitter antagonism : heated
  < a vehement debate >
ve·he·ment·ly adverb
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