Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #5926
Fully loadedviciousest
恶毒的；凶残的；残忍的
viciousest is the superlative of vicious.
cruel and likely to inflict pain or suffering
- 1.
Violent, destructive and cruel.
暴力的,破坏性的,残酷的
- 2.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
(指人或其行为)能够或倾向于造成痛苦或伤害的
- 3.
Savage and aggressive.
凶猛的,具有攻击性的
- 4.
having the nature of vice
具有恶习性质的
- 5.
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
招致或应受严厉谴责的
暴力的,破坏性的,残酷的；(指人或其行为)能够或倾向于造成痛苦或伤害的；凶猛的,具有攻击性的；具有恶习性质的；招致或应受严厉谴责的
In use
The stray cat made a vicious swipe at the mail carrier.
Online comments became vicious after the debate.
The prisoner gave his guard a vicious stare through the bars.
vicious kicks
be vicious
The dog was vicious and attacked the stranger.
那条狗很凶猛，袭击了陌生人。
a vicious + noun
vicious常修饰表示行为、言语或犯罪的名词，如attack, rumor, crime等。
He told a vicious lie about his colleague.
他对同事撒了一个恶毒的谎言。
vicious towards/to sb
Connections
Collocations
- vicious cycle
- 恶性循环
- The economy is stuck in a vicious cycle of low growth and high unemployment.经济陷入低增长和高失业率的恶性循环。
- vicious attack
- 恶毒的攻击
- The politician faced a vicious attack from the media.这位政治家遭到了媒体的恶毒攻击。
- vicious rumor
- 恶毒的谣言
- She was deeply hurt by the vicious rumors spread about her.她被关于她的恶毒谣言深深伤害了。
- vicious dog
- 凶猛的狗
- Be careful, that vicious dog might bite.小心，那条凶猛的狗可能会咬人。
- vicious crime
- 恶性犯罪
- The city has seen a rise in vicious crimes recently.这个城市最近恶性犯罪有所增加。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“vice”（恶习）加上形容词后缀“ous”，充满恶习的，即恶毒的。
Context & Register
通常用于描述人的行为或言语恶毒、残忍，常见于新闻、文学等语境中。
Grammar Note
常用于修饰行为、攻击等；‘vicious circle’ 是常见短语
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -cious or -tious share the /ʃəs/ ending. Precious, conscious, and cautious have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme with vicious. Malicious, suspicious, and delicious have the same stressed vowel /ɪ/ and thus rhyme with vicious.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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