violence

英 [ˈvaɪələns]

美 [ˈvaɪələns]

n.  暴力; 暴行; 狂热; 激情; 激烈的力量

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1677 / COCA.1037

牛津词典

noun

• 暴力；暴行
  violent behaviour that is intended to hurt or kill sb
  1. crimes/acts/threats of violence
     暴力犯罪 / 行为 / 威胁
  2. He condemned the protesters' use of violence against the police.
     他谴责抗议者对警察使用暴力。
  3. domestic violence (= between family members)
     家庭暴力
  4. Why do they always have to resort to violence ?
     为什么他们总是非要诉诸暴力不可呢？
  5. Violence broke out/erupted inside the prison last night.
     昨晚监狱里发生了暴力事件。
  6. Is there too much sex and violence on TV?
     电视上有太多的色情和暴力吗？
• 狂热；激情；激烈的力量
  physical or emotional force and energy
  1. The violence of her feelings surprised him.
     她感情之强烈使他吃惊。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 暴力;暴行
  Violenceis behaviour which is intended to hurt, injure, or kill people.
  1. Twenty people were killed in the violence...
     有20人在这一暴力事件中丧生。
  2. They threaten them with violence.
     他们对其进行暴力威胁。
  3. ...domestic violence between husband and wife.
     夫妻间的家庭暴力
• N-UNCOUNT （言行的）狂暴，激烈，愤怒
  If you do or say something withviolence, you use a lot of force and energy in doing or saying it, often because you are angry.
  1. 'There's no need,' Amy said, with sudden violence...
     “没有必要，”埃米突然激愤地说。
  2. The violence in her tone gave Alistair a shock.
     她语气之强烈令阿利斯泰尔深感震惊。

英英释义

noun

• an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
  1. he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one
  Synonym:force
• the property of being wild or turbulent
  1. the storm's violence
  Synonym:ferocityfiercenessfuriousnessfuryvehemencewildness
• a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.

双语例句

• Twenty people were killed in the violence
  有20人在这一暴力事件中丧生。
• Despite the violence that preceded the elections, reports say that polling was orderly and peaceful.
  尽管选举前发生了暴力事件，报道说投票得以和平有序地进行。
• The authorities have been too pusillanimous in merely condemning the violence.
  当局对暴行只是进行了谴责，真是太胆小怕事了。
• His were not merely crimes of theft but of violence against elderly people.
  他所犯的不止是偷窃罪，而是针对老年人的暴力犯罪。
• The street protests had been infiltrated by people bent on violence
  街头抗议的人群中已经渗入了一些倾向于暴力的人。
• He appealed to all factions to refrain from violence.
  他呼吁所有派系避免使用暴力。
• The party agreed not to incite its supporters to violence
  该党同意不鼓动其支持者使用暴力。
• He was mellowed by a wife who weaned him off violence and drink
  他妻子帮他戒除了动粗和嗜酒的恶习，使他变得成熟了。
• He has begun a hunger strike in protest over political violence in Karachi.
  为了抗议卡拉奇的政治暴力，他已开始了绝食。
• The government is trying to downplay the violence.
  政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。