| 单词 | ferocious |
| 释义 | ferocious (once / 865 pages) adj The adjective ferocious means more than merely angry or active. If you can imagine the wildest, most savage animal ready to rip your arms off and shred the muscles, you would be imagining a ferocious beast. Although we most often think of the word ferocious as referring to wild animals, it can also be used to describe anything characterized by an extremely high level of energy or even violence. Think of it as the extreme opposite of peaceful. For example, sports fans at a soccer match often present a ferocious appreciation of the game, sometimes to the point of destroying the stands or storming the field to fight with the players! WORD FAMILYferocious: ferociously, ferociousness+/ferocity: ferocious, ferocities USAGE EXAMPLESNimrud was a capital of the Assyrians, one the ancient world’s earliest and most ferocious empires. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) All three teams play at a ferocious pace, harrying the opposition and countering quickly – rather like Liverpool, their opponents on Saturday evening. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) It wasn’t until I brought my camera near the ground and get close up did the lizard look ferocious. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) adj marked by extreme and violent energy a ferocious beating Syn fierce, furious, savage violent acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity |
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