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Jun 3, 2009 · Jun 4, 2009. #17. Now that (almost) everyone has decided that venomous and poisonous are essentially interchangeable, I'll add to Rational gaze's distinction between the words (post #3). The distinction between poisonous and venomous is how the substance (poison or venom) is administered or delivered.
Feb 16, 2016 · Feb 16, 2016. #3. "Venomous" focuses on the actual poison. "Viperine" focuses on the snake that produces the poison. I have to say I have never encountered "viperine" before but I see it has been picked up in the cyber world. As GF stated above, it is an extremely rare word. P.
都是“有毒的”的意思~区别大致如下~. poisonous: 是指这个东西本身有毒的. venomous: 是指含毒液的“有毒”. （当然一种生物可以同时兼具poisonous和venomous）. toxic最好理解了~就是有毒的物质 一般指化学物质 比如工厂排放的有毒烟雾 toxic smoke. noxious~有毒的~在描述 ...
May 16, 2016 · Japanese. May 16, 2016. #1. Here is the link to William Butler Yeats' Poem. When You Are Old. What does "shadows deep" mean in the last line of the fist stanza? I know it is an iverted phrase,and the ordinary order should be "deep shadows." It is used to describe Maud Gonne's eyes. Some said it is the eyes of the old Maud Gonne, others said it ...
Feb 28, 2010 · Culebra:mainly small snake (though that is not so clear, I mean I could call a Boa a culebrón) Serpiente: all types of snakes. Víbora: viper. But as you´ve seen there are different ideas as to what word to use even in Spain. Have a nice evening.
Dec 13, 2008 · Dec 13, 2008. #1. Hi. I know there is another thread on this word but it doesn't work for me in this sentence, the context is a description of the city Bath, cultural hot spot : Bath concentre parfaitement les ambiguïtés muséales, douces et vénéneuses. Bath encapsulates/brings together the sweet and venomous *** ambiguities.
Oct 11, 2018 · Oct 11, 2018. #1. Hi there, What is the difference between A and The in the following sentences? No other animal is as tall as a/the giraffe. A/The Inland Taipan's venom is the most venomous one in the world. My grammar book says when we want to talk about a race or a whole class we use the. But still I am unable to decide a or the which one I ...
Nov 7, 2010 · Hi, Is there a "male equivalent" of a shrew in English? (like in The Taming of the Shrew, and similar contexts). The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary says:shrew noun (WOMAN ) /ʃruː/ n [C] OLD-FASHIONED DISAPPROVING an unpleasant woman who is easily annoyed and who argues a lotSo is...
Sep 1, 2006 · North Adams, MA. English USA, Northeast, NYC. Sep 1, 2006. #3. El concepto "poison" incluye "venom," que se aplica al "poison" que tienen los animales. "Venom" no se aplica usualmente a las sustancias no orgánicas. No sé porque el autor necesita las dos palabras, si no para asegurarse que está incluyendo todos los posibles venenos.
Jul 21, 2012 · With 'A and B' you're comparing and contrasting. "One difference between a grass snake and an adder is that the latter is venomous." With "success or failure" you're not comparing and contrasting success and failure in the sense that you're trying to list differences between them. You're saying that the one precludes the other.
