N-UNCOUNT 尖刻的文字;刻薄的话;讽刺 If you refer to what someone says or writes as vitriol, you disapprove of it because it is full of bitterness and hate, and so causes a lot of distress and pain. 尖刻的文字;刻薄的话;讽刺 [disapproval]
The vitriol he hurled at members of the press knew no bounds.
他对媒体的尖刻抨击没完没了。
He has been no stranger to controversy and vitriol during a tumultuous political career.