ferocity

英 [fəˈrɒsəti]

美 [fəˈrɑːsəti]

n.  残暴; 凶猛; 凶恶; 猛烈

复数：ferocities　

TEM8

BNC.14118 / COCA.15993

牛津词典

noun

• 残暴；凶猛；凶恶；猛烈
  violence; aggressive behaviour
  1. The police were shocked by the ferocity of the attack.
     警方对那起攻击的凶残感到震惊。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 凶猛;狂暴;激烈
  Theferocityof something is its fierce or violent nature.
  1. The armed forces seem to have been taken by surprise by the ferocity of the attack.
     进攻非常猛烈,武装部队似乎被打了个措手不及。

英英释义

noun

• the property of being wild or turbulent
  1. the storm's violence
  Synonym:fiercenessfuriousnessfuryvehemenceviolencewildness

双语例句

• His pale gray eyes were gleaning with ferocity and triumph.
  他那淡灰色的眼睛里闪着残忍和胜利的光芒。
• But the ferocity of the temblors and the huge death tolls may be the only parallels between the two quake-stricken nations.
  但是地震的无情和令人震惊的死亡人数可能是海地和中国这两个都被地震侵袭的国家仅有的相同点了。
• All his political activities betrayed ferocity and violence.
  他的整个政治生涯暴露了他的残暴本性。
• A half-civilized ferocity lurked yet in the depressed brows and eyes full of black fire, but it was subdued;
  一种半开化的野性还潜伏在那凹下的眉毛和那充满了黑黑的火焰的眼睛里，但是已经被克制住了。
• Featuring unparalleled ferocity and iron discipline, they can be mustered on a moment's notice.
  以举世无双的残暴和铁一样的纪律为特征，他们可以在收到通告后极短的时间内集合起来。
• The attack was resumed with a new ferocity.
  重新发起了猛烈进攻。
• The artistic image of his ugliness in appearance but beauty in heart, his ferocity to ghosts but kindness to man is very valuable to us.
  这样一个貌丑而心美，对鬼凶而对人善的艺术形象，则是很值得我们珍惜的。
• The action moves with truth, ferocity, and surprise toward a climax that contains the racial history of America.
  这个行动以真实性，残忍性和惊人的场面发展到高潮，其中包括美国的种族史。
• The patriarch of the house, Mr Jawad, rules it with a ferocity renowned throughout the neighbourhood
  那户人家的家长贾瓦德先生治家严苛，名闻乡里。
• The armed forces seem to have been taken by surprise by the ferocity of the attack.
  进攻非常猛烈，武装部队似乎被打了个措手不及。