viper
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++vi·per /ˈvaɪpə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1. HBAa small poisonous snake 蝰蛇2. literary someone who behaves in an unpleasant way and harms other people 阴险恶毒的人
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viper• That viper, that snake in the grass!• He was half tempted to call Penumbra himself and demand she come and collect this viper immediately.• The man who wrote the leaflet clearly thought vipers were just great.Origin viper (1500-1600) French vipère, from Latin vipera, probably from vivus “alive” + parere “to give birth to”vi·per nounChineseSyllable
a Corpus small snake poisonous
viper
vi‧per /ˈvaɪpə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
2. literary someone who behaves in an unpleasant way and harms other people
vi‧per /ˈvaɪpə $ -ər/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: vipère, from Latin vipera, probably from vivus 'alive' + parere 'to give birth to'
1. a small poisonous snakeLanguage: French
Origin: vipère, from Latin vipera, probably from vivus 'alive' + parere 'to give birth to'
2. literary someone who behaves in an unpleasant way and harms other people