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insidious

英 [ɪnˈsɪdiəs]

美 [ɪnˈsɪdiəs]

adj.  潜伏的; 隐袭的; 隐伏的

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牛津词典

    adj.

    • 潜伏的;隐袭的;隐伏的
      spreading gradually or without being noticed, but causing serious harm
      1. the insidious effects of polluted water supplies
        供水系统污染的潜在恶果

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 隐伏的;潜在的;不知不觉间加剧的
      Something that isinsidiousis unpleasant or dangerous and develops gradually without being noticed.
      1. The changes are insidious, and will not produce a noticeable effect for 15 to 20 years...
        变化是悄然发生的,15 到 20 年间不会产生明显影响。
      2. They focus on overt discrimination rather than insidious aspects of racism.
        他们关注的是公开的歧视,而不是种族主义的一些潜在问题。

    英英释义

    adj

    • working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
      1. glaucoma is an insidious disease
      2. a subtle poison
      Synonym:pernicioussubtle
    • intended to entrap
      1. beguiling but harmful
        1. insidious pleasures

      双语例句

      • I mourn the slow, insidious way in which I'm dying. But then I stop mourning.
        我悲哀这种缓慢、不知不觉的死法,但随后我便停止了哀叹。
      • Well, I always have but not too bad, it's insidious.
        对,经常痛。可是不严重,是隐隐约约的痛。
      • Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received?
        难道是他们最近接受我们的请愿时的那种阴险的微笑吗?
      • His fear was hidden in all of its insidious and destructive nature.
        他的恐惧深深地隐藏着,还没有显出诡诈和破坏性。
      • The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.
        自由最大的危险潜藏于热情、善意但没有良好理解力的人们的隐伏的侵蚀中。
      • Myxedema coma is rare but potentially lethal, the symptoms and signs are many and are often insidious.
        黏液水肿很罕见但有可能致命,其临床症状常呈非特异性且多样化。
      • He's an insidious enemy.
        他是个阴险的敌人。
      • Most insidious of all, say some observers, is the threat of what has been dubbed financial protectionism.
        一些观察人士称,其中最阴险的是被称为金融保护主义的威胁。
      • He was the most insidious person I had ever struck.
        他是我遇到的人中最阴险狡诈的一个。
      • This is economic nationalism, but of an insidious type.
        这是一种经济民族主义,稍有不慎即成心腹大患。