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
• beguiling but harmful
  1. insidious pleasures

双语例句

• 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。
• Our freedom is being eroded by quite well meaning and insidious bureaucrats.
  我们的自由正被一些善意的和阴险的官僚蛀蚀一空。
• 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。
• Lookism pervades society like an insidious virus and is found everywhere: on tv, in magazines, in school.
  外表歧视如暗疾般在社会上肆虐，在电视上，杂志上，学校里随处可见。
• 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。
• It's one of the most insidious and potent causes of chronic insomnia.
  这是一种最不为人觉察的－－也是潜在的－－慢性失眠的原因。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。