insidious
英 [ɪnˈsɪdiəs]
美 [ɪnˈsɪdiəs]
adj. 潜伏的; 隐袭的; 隐伏的
Collins.1 / BNC.13916 / COCA.12333
牛津词典
adj.
- 潜伏的；隐袭的；隐伏的
spreading gradually or without being noticed, but causing serious harm- the insidious effects of polluted water supplies
供水系统污染的潜在恶果
- the insidious effects of polluted water supplies
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.- 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。 - 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。
- The changes are insidious, and will not produce a noticeable effect for 15 to 20 years...
英英释义
adj
- working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
- glaucoma is an insidious disease
- a subtle poison
- intended to entrap
- beguiling but harmful
- insidious pleasures
双语例句
- I answer no such irrelevant and insidious questions;
我不回答这种毫不相干、耍小心眼的问题。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - I am victim of that most insidious social diseases: shoppers 'malaise.
我患上了严重的社会病&购物者不安症。 - 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。 - Free but fair trade becomes an exercise in insidious protectionism that few recognise as such.
自由但公平的贸易成为一种阴险的保护主义立场，极少有人意识到这一点。 - Gold stands in the way of this insidious process.
黄金阻碍着这个阴险的过程。