| 单词 | savage |
| 释义 | Related topics: Anthropologysav·age1 /ˈsævɪdʒ/ ●○○ adjective 1 violent 残暴的CRUELVIOLENT very violent or cruel 凶猛的，残暴的 SYN vicious a savage dog 一条凶猛的狗 a savage murder 凶残的谋杀► see thesaurus at violent2 criticizing 批评CRITICIZE criticizing someone or something very severely 猛烈的，恶狠狠的 OPP mild a savage attack on the government 对政府的猛烈抨击3 severe 严重的HARM/BE BAD FOR very severe 极严重的，大幅度的 The government has announced savage cuts in spending. 政府宣布大幅度削减开支。 a savage storm 狂风暴雨4 people 人 [only before noun] old-fashioned not politeSAINSULT an offensive word used to describe people who have a simple traditional way of life 未开化的，原始的，野蛮的 → primitivea savage tribe 野蛮部落 —savagely adverb He was savagely attacked and beaten. 他遭到了野蛮的袭击和殴打。 —savageness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpussavage• Fussell described the war as 'appallingly cruel and savage.'• Daniels was found dead in his apartment, the victim of a savage beating.• At night, packs of savage dogs roamed the streets.• There was savage fighting in and around the eastern border towns.• Police are hunting the savage killer of five men in South London.• savage tax increases• They caught the monkey, but it was so savage that no one could get near enough to feed it.• a savage warriorRelated topics: Anthropologysavage2 noun [countable] old-fashioned not polite SAINSULTa very offensive word for someone who has a simple traditional way of life 未开化的人，野蛮人Examples from the Corpussavage• The movie reinforces the stereotype of Indians as heathens and savages.savage3 verb [transitive] 1. ATTACKif an animal such as a dog savages someone, it attacks them and injures them badly 〔动物〕乱咬，凶猛地攻击 SYN maul2 CRITICIZEto criticize someone or something very severely 激烈地批评 SYN attack The prime minister was savaged by the press for failing to take action quickly enough. 首相因未能迅速采取行动而受到新闻界的猛烈抨击。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpussavage• There were some who said he was a man whose children had been savaged by a local hound.• However, Brightman's performance was savaged by critics.• The office door shuddered behind her, and a baying, as of hounds savaging each other, filled the suddenly silent wards.• Time and again he is savaged for speaking on subjects about which his critics claim he knows nothing.• He would insist to his dying day that an arctic wolf had savaged him.• But after critics savaged his second symphony, Elgar became deeply depressed and never wrote another major work.• Stevens was savaged in the sports press after his defeat.• His jibe was greeted with howls of laughter as Mr Smith savaged Mr Major during the emergency debate on the economy.• Troops savaged the weakened enemy army.• Not unnaturally, Ministers have savaged the workings of a property tax ever since rates were abolished.Origin savage1 (1200-1300) Old French sauvage, from Medieval Latin salvaticus, from Latin silvaticus “of the woods, wild”, from silva “forest”sav·age1 adjectivesavage2 nounsavage3 verbChineseSyllable Corpus violent very or cruel |
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