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malignant

/muh-lig-nuhnt/US // məˈlɪg nənt //UK // (məˈlɪɡnənt) //

恶性,恶性的,恶性肿瘤,惡性

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred.
    • : very dangerous or harmful in influence or effect.
    • : Pathology. tending to produce death, as bubonic plague. characterized by uncontrolled growth; cancerous, invasive, or metastatic.

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Examples

  • They are three-dimensional assemblages of malignant growths used to study cancer behavior and vulnerability to chemotherapy and the so-called “targeted drugs”—the next generation therapies.

  • They can reveal how normal tissues turn malignant and where the cellular machinery goes off-track to allow that to happen.

  • Without any synthetic chemicals introduced, the strategy sidesteps any opportunity for malignant fungi to develop resistances, she says.

  • The Nigerian neurotech entrepreneur who speaks five languages has developed a modem-sized device that can sniff out explosives in public spaces and diseases, including malignant tumors in humans.

  • Castillo’s attempt to restructure the agency led to pushback from the rank and file, ranging from malignant noncompliance to blatant racism.

  • And if trickle-down could start on a dinner napkin, surely the process of reversing its malignant effects can start with a book.

  • Immigration showcases the other malignant GOP tumor: The rage of the base.

  • Doctors have called these changes, pre-cancer or pre-malignant.

  • Democracy works this way: it has non-violent means of purging malignant elements.

  • Might either of the two bring up the malignant problems experienced by the Eurozone?

  • But in a malignant war there is injustice of ignobler kind at once to God and man, which must be stemmed for both their sakes.

  • Here the proud state that claimed him as her own offspring, met him with the injustice of a malignant step-dame.

  • Mrs. Haight regarded the radiant young hostess with a malignant stare, prudently veiled by drooping lids.

  • They were framed with malignant ingenuity, so as to leave no chance of escape save in open apostasy.

  • Harry gave a disturbed, wondering look round, on seeing Edward's air of malignant satisfaction.