virulent
🇬🇧 UK/'virjulәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Extremely dangerous or deadly (of a disease); intensely hostile or malicious (of a person or attitude).
(疾病)剧毒的,致命的;(言辞、态度)恶毒的,刻毒的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishvirulentother
=virulent
Common Collocations
- 1.virulent strain恶性病株
- 2.virulent attack恶毒攻击
- 3.virulent form严重形式
Example Sentences
- 1.
The virulent strain of flu spread rapidly through the hospital ward.
- 2.
His virulent attack on her reputation was both cruel and entirely baseless.
- 3.
The virus became increasingly virulent, affecting patients with greater severity.