ferocious

英 [fəˈrəʊʃəs]

美 [fəˈroʊʃəs]

adj.  凶猛的; 残暴的; 猛烈的

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Collins.1 / BNC.11206 / COCA.11205

牛津词典

adj.

• 凶猛的；残暴的；猛烈的
  very aggressive or violent; very strong
  1. a ferocious beast/attack/storm
     猛兽；猛烈的进攻；狂风暴雨
  2. a man driven by ferocious determination
     为强烈的决心所驱使的人
  3. ferocious opposition to the plan
     对这个计划激烈的反对

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 凶猛的;凶暴的
  Aferociousanimal, person, or action is very fierce and violent.
  1. ...a ferocious guard-dog...
     凶恶的看门狗
  2. The police had had to deal with some of the most ferocious violence ever seen on the streets of London.
     警方不得不去处理伦敦街头发生的一些极其严重的暴力事件。
• ADJ-GRADED (战争、争论等冲突)激烈的，猛烈的，酷烈的
  Aferociouswar, argument, or other form of conflict involves a great deal of anger, bitterness, and determination.
  1. Fighting has been ferocious...
     战斗十分激烈。
  2. A ferocious battle to select a new parliamentary candidate is in progress.
     推选一位新的议会候选人的激战正酣。
• ADJ-GRADED (行动或感情)强烈的，决然的
  If you describe actions or feelings asferocious, you mean that they are intense and determined.
  1. Lindbergh was startled at the ferocious depth of anti-British feeling.
     反英情绪之深之烈令林德伯格大为震惊。

英英释义

adj

• marked by extreme and violent energy
  1. a ferocious beating
  2. fierce fighting
  3. a furious battle
  Synonym:fiercefurioussavage

双语例句

• This incident is the history of Japan's events, but also ferocious crime.
  这个事件，是日本的事件历史上，也凶恶的犯罪。
• The most ferocious creatures are disarmed by caresses bestowed on their young.
  最凶猛的禽兽，见人家抚摸它的幼雏也会驯服起来的。
• Faced with ferocious Jewish resistance, the Germans have surrendered.
  面对犹太人的顽强抵抗，德国人已经投降了。
• Fighting has been ferocious
  战斗十分激烈。
• A ferocious battle to select a new parliamentary candidate is in progress.
  推选一位新的议会候选人的激战正酣。
• The ferocious chieftain was executed.
  那个凶残的匪首被处决了。
• He said that no one feels this "ferocious and inexcusable" bombing is just.
  他说，没人认为这起凶恶和不可饶恕的轰炸是正义的。
• Tigers, lions and leopards are all ferocious carnivorous animals.
  老虎、狮子和豹都是凶猛的食肉动物。
• Lindbergh was startled at the ferocious depth of anti-British feeling.
  反英情绪之深之烈令林德伯格大为震惊。
• The Democrat convention has set the scene for a ferocious election campaign this autumn
  民主党代表大会已经为今年秋季激烈的大选作好了准备。