单词 | intense |
释义 | intense (once / 105 pages) adj Intense means strong or extreme. If you accidentally spill a cup of hot coffee on yourself, you’ll probably feel intense heat, intense pain, and — if anyone happened to be watching — intense embarrassment. When using intense, we often refer to a specific feeling or emotion, as in the case of “intense dread” or “intense happiness.” Intense can also be used to describe exciting experiences as well as people with strong or insistent personalities. For example, if your intense friend insists on taking you bungee jumping, you’re guaranteed to have an intense experience. Intense comes from a Latin word meaning “stretched,” implying that something has been stretched to its maximum limit. WORD FAMILYintense: intensely, intenser, intensest, intensity, intensively+/intensity: intensities USAGE EXAMPLES“I’m hoping it will alleviate some of the intense crowding on the 6 Line,” he said. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) But the pain became progressively intense that afternoon, wrapping around her torso. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) The zoning changes proposed along the trolley will allow relatively intense commercial and residential development there, which fits with the city’s climate action plan. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree intense heat intense anxiety intense desire intense emotion the skunk's intense acrid odor intense pain enemy fire was intense Syn|Ant aggravated made more severe or intense especially in law bad, bigvery intense blood-and-gutsmarked by great zeal or violence brutal, unrelentingharsh coldso intense as to be almost uncontrollable concentratedintensely focused consuming, overwhelmingvery intense deepextreme exquisite, keenintense or sharp extreme, utmost, uttermostof the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity fierce, tearing, trigger-happy, vehement, violentmarked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid intensifiedmade more intense intensivecharacterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form mainof force; of the greatest possible intensity profoundof the greatest intensity; complete ragingvery severe screamingso extremely intense as to evoke screams severe, terrible, wickedintensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality smartpainfully severe strongnot faint or feeble terrificvery great or intense deep, thick(of darkness) very intense unabatedcontinuing at full strength or intensity violent, wild(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud immoderatebeyond reasonable limits profoundshowing intellectual penetration or emotional depth intemperateexcessive in behavior mild moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme gentle, softsoft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe mild-manneredbehaving in or having a mild or gentle manner moderate, temperatenot extreme moderatebeing within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme temperatenot extreme in behavior 2adj extremely sharp or intense intense itching and burning Syn acute sharp keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point 3adj (of color) having the highest saturation intense blue Syn vivid pure, saturated (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black |
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