Word · Frequency #21518
viper
蝰蛇；毒蛇
a venomous Old World snake with hollow fangs that inject venom
- 1.
A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
- 2.
venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw
旧大陆毒蛇,特征是上颌有中空的毒液导管牙
- 3.
A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.
旧大陆毒蛇,特征是上颌有中空的毒液导管牙；蝰蛇；毒蛇；毒如蛇蝎的人；阴险的人；[医] 蝰蛇
In use
The hiker carefully stepped over a viper sunning itself on the trail.
A viper's venom can be deadly, so never approach one in the wild.
Local farmers warned us that vipers often hide among the rocks.
a viper
The hiker was bitten by a viper.
那位徒步旅行者被一条蝰蛇咬了。
be a viper
viper 也用于比喻，指阴险毒辣的人。
Don't trust him; he is a viper.
别信他；他是个阴险的人。
Common mistakes
I saw viper in the grass.I saw a viper in the grass.
viper 是可数名词，单数形式前必须有冠词或限定词。这里指具体的一条蛇，所以用 a viper，不能裸用 viper。
Connections
Collocations
- pit viper
- 蝮蛇；颊窝蝰蛇
- The rattlesnake is a pit viper found throughout the Americas.响尾蛇是在美洲各地都能见到的蝮蛇。
- viper venom
- 蝰蛇毒液
- Antivenom is often made from viper venom.抗蛇毒血清通常由蝰蛇毒液制成。
- viper bite
- 蝰蛇咬伤
- A viper bite can be life-threatening if left untreated.蝰蛇咬伤若不治疗可能危及生命。
- nest of vipers
- 一窝毒蛇；一群阴险小人
- The new manager soon found the office was a nest of vipers.新经理很快发现这间办公室是一窝阴险小人。
- nurse a viper in one's bosom
- 养虎遗患；姑息养奸
- He had nursed a viper in his bosom and was betrayed by his closest friend.他姑息养奸，结果被最亲密的朋友背叛了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：viper 的 V 代表 venom（毒液），所以它是有毒牙的毒蛇。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：自然纪录片、动物图鉴、新闻报道 作“蝰蛇/毒蛇”解时，语体比较中性，多用于书面、科普或新闻语境；日常口语中更常说 snake。
Pronunciation & Spelling
viper /ˈvaɪpɚ/ 与 piper、wiper 同韵（都以 /aɪpɚ/ 结尾）；注意 paper、pepper、upper、super 只是拼写都以 -per 结尾，读音并不相同。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.