fulminate

🇬🇧 UK/'fʌlmineit/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To express strong criticism or condemnation loudly and forcefully

强烈谴责,怒斥;发出雷鸣般的声音

n.

A salt or ester of fulminic acid, typically explosive

雷酸盐(一种烈性炸药成分)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
fulminroot
+
ateto make, having
=fulminate

Common Collocations

  • 1.fulminate against强烈谴责
  • 2.fulminate criticism发出严厉批评
  • 3.fulminate about大声抱怨

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Critics fulminated against the government's controversial policies.

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