形容词硫酸的; 尖刻的,辛辣的
1. 刻薄的, 讽刺的:vilify 诽谤, 辱骂, 贬低, 轻视 | vitriolic 刻薄的, 讽刺的 | winkle 好不容易才取得
2. 硫酸的:vitriol-throwing 毁容 | vitriolic 硫酸的 | vitriolize 泼硫酸
3. 硫酸盐的,尖酸刻薄的:Unilateral 一方的,单系的 | Vitriolic 硫酸盐的,尖酸刻薄的 | Pernicious 有害的,致命的
4. 刻薄的:catholic 普遍的 | vitriolic 刻薄的 | academic 学术的,理论的
1. (言行)恶意的,刻薄的,尖刻的
If you describe someone''s language or behaviour as vitriolic, you disapprove of it because it is full of bitterness and hate, and so causes a lot of distress and pain.
e.g. There was a vicious and vitriolic attack on him in one of the Sunday newspapers two weeks ago.
两周前一份周日报纸刊登了一篇对他进行尖酸恶毒攻击的文章。
adj
1. of a substance, especially a strong acid
capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
Synonym: causticcorrosiveerosivemordant
2. harsh or corrosive in tone
e.g. an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
a barrage of acid comments
her acrid remarks make her many enemies
bitter words
blistering criticism
caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
a sulfurous denunciation
a vitriolic critique
Synonym: acerbacerbicacidacridbitterblisteringcausticsulfuroussulphurousvirulent