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pernicious

/pəˈnɪʃəs/

Meanings
adjective

有害的， 阴险的

Causing much harm in a subtle way.

Examples :

"The gossip spread through the school quickly, a pernicious influence that damaged many friendships. "
谣言迅速在学校里传开，这种阴险的负面影响破坏了很多友谊。
negative moral character attitude tendency quality situation condition

Related Words

Illustration pesticide

pesticide noun

/ˈpɛstɨsaɪd/ /ˈpɛstɪ̈ˌsaɪd/

农药，杀虫剂。

"The farmer sprayed pesticide on his crops to protect them from insects. "

农民在庄稼上喷洒了农药，以保护它们免受虫害。

Illustration damaged

damaged verb

/ˈdæmɪdʒd/

损坏，毁坏，破坏。

"Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them."

小心，拆包裹的时候别把这些易碎品弄坏了。

Illustration injury

injury noun

/ˈɪn.dʒə.ɹi/

受伤，损害

"The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident."

这位乘客在车祸中受了重伤。

Illustration gossip

gossip noun

/ˈɡɒs.ɪp/ /ˈɡɑs.ɪp/

爱嚼舌根的人，饶舌者。

"Be careful what you say to him: he’s a bit of a gossip."

小心你跟他说话，他有点爱嚼舌根。

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

鱼群，（海豚等的）群。

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

潜水员们遇到了一大群鲭鱼。

Illustration quickly

quickly adverb

/ˈkwɪkli/

迅速地，快速地。

"The teacher explained the new math concept quickly. "

老师很快地解释了新的数学概念。

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

贯石, 穿石。

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

这堵干砌石墙用了一块又大又平的贯石来支撑顶部的石头。

Illustration influence

influence noun

/ˈɪn.flu.əns/

影响，影响力

"I have absolutely no influence over him."

我对他完全没有影响力。

Illustration subtle

subtle adjective

/ˈsʌt(ə)l/

微妙，不明显，不易察觉。

"The difference is subtle, but you can hear it if you listen carefully."

区别很微妙，但如果你仔细听，还是能听出来的。

Illustration friendships

friendships noun

/ˈfɹɛnʃɪps/

友谊，友情。

"Developing strong friendships is important for happiness and well-being. "

培养深厚的友谊对幸福和健康至关重要。

Illustration spread

spread noun

/spɹɛd/

扩散，传播

"The spread of the flu was rapid in the school this week. "

这周流感在学校里迅速蔓延。

Illustration causing

causing verb

/ˈkɔzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑzɪŋ/

导致，引起。

"The lightning caused thunder."

闪电引起了雷声。