| 单词 | ferocious |
| 释义 | ferocious (fəroʊʃəs ) 1. adjective A ferocious animal, person, or action is very fierce and violent. ...a ferocious guard-dog. The police had had to deal with some of the most ferocious violence ever seen on the streets of London. ferociously graded adverb She kicked out ferociously. 2. adjective A ferocious war, argument, or other form of conflict involves a great deal of anger, bitterness, and determination. Fighting has been ferocious. A ferocious battle to select a new parliamentary candidate is in progress. Synonyms: cruel, bitter, brutal, vicious ferociously graded adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb] These days he is ferociously competitive. 3. adjective If you describe actions or feelings as ferocious, you mean that they are intense and determined. Lindbergh was startled at the ferocious depth of anti-British feeling. ferociously graded adverb [ADVERB adjective] He set himself ferociously tough standards; and he was ardently devoted to ballet. Collocations: ferocious attack A university lecturer may have lost his sight in a ferocious attack when he opened his front door and was confronted by a gang of burglars. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The source added: 'It was a ferocious attack and she clearly had no chance. The Sun (2010) It was a ferocious attack. The Sun (2010) Despite this being an endgame White has a ferocious attack which he conducts in fine style. Times, Sunday Times (2011) One neighbour said that it was a ferocious attack. Times, Sunday Times (2006) She has had a full week, but she still has ferocious energy. Times, Sunday Times He has ferocious energy and what appears to be a sixth sense in the ring. The Sun This remains a work for a great virtuoso able to imbue it with a burning, ferocious energy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She wears a tiger skin, which displays her prowess over the most ferocious energies of nature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No other regiment could be better suited, their commanding officer said, for this combination of ferocious fighting and winning of local hearts and minds. Times, Sunday Times After six hours of ferocious fighting, the stronghold was broken. The Sun And so the ferocious fighting went on - unseen. Times, Sunday Times The division was involved in ferocious fighting to hold the pocket. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After some ferocious fighting they had to withdraw with great losses after two days. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Books in the series often contain one or more monsters, but these are not mythical creatures, rather being some type of ferocious predator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One of the ocean's most ferocious predators will be tamed by global warming, researchers say. Times, Sunday Times Sharks have a reputation as ferocious predators - but incredibly, some fish see them as giant loofahs! The Sun Belt clasps, body tattoos, horse helmets and saddle covers carry wild and varied scenes of animal conflict, usually between ferocious predators (eagles, panthers, tigers) and hoofed herbivores (deer, elks, horses). The Times Literary Supplement Barracuda are ferocious predators on other fishes, with razor-sharp conical teeth which make it easy for them to rip their prey to shreds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But it's the most exposed green on the course, so a ferocious wind can seriously affect your putting. Times, Sunday Times But early the next day a ferocious wind blew up from the southeast with blinding sleet and snow, driving the ships straight in to land. Times, Sunday Times The surface of the frozen sea had been set in motion by a combination of a ferocious wind and the tides of the full moon. Times, Sunday Times In a cold spring, some early blossom can be susceptible to frost damage, or take a battering from ferocious winds. Times, Sunday Times Others headed straight into the centre and were hit with ferocious winds, possibly gusting over 240km/hr (150mph). Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 凶残的 Japanese: 凶暴な |
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