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 mercurial [mә:'kjuәriәl]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 水星的, 敏捷的, 活泼的, 水银的

n. 汞剂

[医] 汞的, 汞制剂




    mercurial
    [ adj ]
    1. relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury

      2. <adj.pert>
      the Mercurial canals
    2. relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury

      3. <adj.pert>
      more than Mercurial thievishness
    3. relating to or containing or caused by mercury

      4. <adj.pert>
      mercurial preparations
      mercurial sore mouth
    4. liable to sudden unpredictable change

      5. <adj.all>
      erratic behavior
      fickle weather
      mercurial twists of temperament
      a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next


    Mercurial \Mer*cu"ri*al\, n.
    1. A person having mercurial qualities. --Bacon.

    2. (Med.) A preparation containing mercury.


    Mercurial \Mer*cu"ri*al\, a. [L. mercurialis, fr. Mercurius
    Mercury: cf. F. mercuriel.]
    1. Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury;
    swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable;
    as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament.

    A mercurial man
    Who fluttered over all things like a fan. --Byron.

    2. Having the form or image of Mercury; -- applied to ancient
    guideposts. [Obs.] --Chillingworth.

    3. Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade; hence,
    money-making; crafty.

    The mercurial wand of commerce. --J. Q. Adams.

    4. Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury; as, mercurial
    preparations, barometer. See {Mercury}, 2.

    5. (Med.) Caused by the use of mercury; as, mercurial sore
    mouth.

    1. His death removes one of Italy's most exciting, if mercurial businessmen, and eliminates one of the central players able to shed light on the tormented affairs of Ferruzzi and its affiliates at a crucial time in their history.
    2. Wall Street was shaken by the resignations, even though Mr. Wasserstein is widely viewed as a mercurial character.
    3. Myra Carter, as the dowager herself, is mercurial - girlish, then dottily forgetful, then fiendishly cruel.
    4. Some CBS officials attribute the recent incidents to his mercurial disposition and believe his dissatisfaction will pass, as it has in other instances.
    5. "It had such phenomenal, mercurial success.
    6. The mercurial risk-taker figured he would confound the skeptics with a bold program of asset sales, cost cutting and expansion of such chains as Bloomingdale's.
    7. But denigrating a respected professional designation over study material that is outdated almost as soon as it's printed, due largely to our mercurial Congress, is not responsible journalism.
    8. Ever since he joined London Contemporary Dance Theatre a decade ago, Darshan Singh Bhuller has been identified with dancing that is mercurial, brilliant and varied in dynamics.
    9. The mercurial party boss had built up a personal relationship with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone that, in the words of one diplomat here, had helped make Mr. Hu Japan's "friend in high places."
    10. Associates say the clashes between Ms. Steel and Mr. Tannen were inevitable; he is himself regarded as a mercurial executive given to frequent mood swings.
    11. Democratic lawmakers expressed concern about his reputation for having a mercurial personality, and Justice Department officials never made a significant push for his confirmation.
    12. Yet Mr. Romano shows that by constantly trying new concepts and moving quickly past failures, an entrepreneur can achieve long-term survival in even the most mercurial of industries.
    13. But Kellerman is the first to admit that getting inside the mercurial mind of a child isn't easy.
    14. It is mercurial, attractive.
    15. That's because the game marked the inauguration of Joe Robbie Stadium, a sparkling $115 million monument to the mercurial Mr. Robbie's business savvy and tenacity.
    16. But as Saddam has amply demonstrated, Arab relationships are mercurial.
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