| 单词 | fierce |
| 释义 | fierce (once / 101 pages) adj Fierce is ferocious and forceful, like a lion. When you are fierce, opponents fear you. Despite their loss, the talented JV team put up a fierce fight against the varsity squad. Fierce comes from the Latin ferus 'wild animal.' It means strong, proud, dangerous and ready to roar. Fierce can also be used to mean intense. The family was known for their fierce pride. If you have a fierce work ethic, you don't rest until you finish the job. And a fierce storm can really devastate a community. WORD FAMILYfierce: fiercely, fierceness, fiercer, fiercest+/fierceness: fiercenesses USAGE EXAMPLESU.S.-backed Iraqi forces are currently fighting to push Islamic State from the northern city of Mosul, but are facing fierce resistance. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) "Stereotypical Shanghai women are fierce and loud," she says with a grin. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) Over the next two years while she awaited trial in jail, Clark became a fiercer warrior than she was on the day of the robbery. New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) 1adj marked by extreme and violent energy fierce fighting Syn ferocious, furious, savage violent acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity 2adj marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid fierce loyalty Syn tearing, trigger-happy, vehement, violent intense possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree 3adj violently agitated and turbulent "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound Syn boisterous, rough stormy (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion 4adj ruthless in competition Syn bowelless, cutthroat merciless, unmerciful having or showing no mercy |
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