fierce
英 [fɪəs] 美 [fɪrs]

adj.

凶猛的，残忍的；猛烈的；狂热的；

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 凶猛的,残暴的 angry, violent, and likely to attack
2. 恶狠狠的,感情强烈的 marked by strong feeling
3. 猛烈的,激烈的 very severe

英英释义

fierce[ fiəs ]

• adj.
  • marked by extreme and violent energy

    "fierce fighting"

    同义词：ferociousfurioussavage

  • marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid

    "fierce loyalty"

    同义词：tearingvehementviolenttrigger-happy

  • ruthless in competition

    同义词：cutthroatbowelless

  • violently agitated and turbulent

    "the fierce thunders roar me their music"

    同义词：boisterousrough

词组短语

fierce competition激烈的竞争

同近义词辨析

brutal, ruthless, savage, fierce, inhuman, barbarous, cruel

这组词都有“残忍的”的意思，其区别是：

brutal指极端的残忍，强调无情或缺乏同情心，含不择手段的意味。

ruthless与cruel同义。强调为达到目的，对别人的痛苦毫无怜悯之心。

savage指缺乏文明人应有的教养，尤指在动怒或冲动时表现出的粗野蛮横，含野蛮意味。

fierce指天性凶恶，令人害怕。

inhuman着重缺乏同情心、仁爱等人类特有的良好的品质。

barbarous专指只有原始或未开化的人才会有的残忍行为。

cruel一般用词，指行动或态度的残忍。

stormy, wild, fierce, turbulent, violent

这组词都有“剧烈的，凶猛的，狂暴的”的意思，其区别是：

stormy指风雨大作，也指人很激动的感情。

wild普通用词，既可指自然界的荒芜，未被驯化状态，又指人的无法无天，不文明的野蛮行为。

fierce普通用词，指人或兽的凶猛残酷。

turbulent正式用词，多用描写风和水，也可指心神不定或控制不住的感情波动。

violent普通用词，指人时侧重极为不安，异常激，暗含有达或暴力行为；也指破坏性的或不可控制的自然力量。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. What he said met with fierce opposition.
   他的话语遭到激烈反对。
2. Because there is so much unemployment, the competition for jobs is fierce.
   因为失业严重，求职的竞争十分激烈。
3. The postman was bitten by a fierce dog.
   那个邮递员被一只恶狗咬了。
4. He has a very fierce look on his face.
   他脸上一副凶相。
5. The fierce sun parched the bare earth.
   灼热的阳光炙烤着光秃秃的大地。

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