fulminate

fulminate
[ˈfʊlmɪneɪt, ˈfʌl-]
verb
[no obj.]
  1. express vehement protest
    严词谴责,强烈抗议
    all fulminated against the new curriculum.
    大家都猛烈抨击新的课程设置。
    ■(poetic/literary)explode violently or flash like lightning
    (诗/文)爆炸;如闪电般闪光
    thunder fulminated around the house.
    在房子周围雷声轰鸣。
    ■[usu. as adj.](Medicine)(fulminating)(of a disease or symptom) develop suddenly and severely
    (医)(疾病,症状)暴发
    fulminating appendicitis.
    暴发性阑尾炎。
noun
  1. (Chemistry)a salt or ester of fulminic acid
    (化)雷酸盐
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin fulminat- 'struck by lightning', from fulmen, fulmin- 'lightning'. The earliest sense (derived from medieval Latin fulminare) was 'denounce formally', later 'issue formal censures' (originally said of the Pope). A sense 'emit thunder and lightning', based on the original Latin meaning, arose in the early 17th cent., and hence 'explode violently' (late 17th cent.)
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