savage
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英音
['s?v?d?]
美音 [?s?v?d?]
adj. 未開化的;野蠻的;兇猛的;殘忍的
vt. (動物)兇狠地攻擊(或傷害);殘害;猛烈批評;激烈抨擊
n. 未開化的人,野蠻人;野獸;<美>有拘捕狂的警察
【記】sav(形似save,救)+age(上年紀)→野蠻的制度要殺死上了年紀的人,所以要救他們。
復數: savages
第三人稱單數: savages
過去式: savaged
過去分詞: savaged
現在分詞: savaging
易混淆的單詞: Savage
savage 野人
來自古法語 sauvage,野人,來自拉丁語 salvaticus,野蠻的,來自 silva,森林,林地,詞源同 sylvan, 森林。引申諸相關詞義。
用作形容詞(adj.)
- Most of the time elephants are tame but they can be very savage.
大多數時候大象很溫順,但他們也會大發野性。 - He was wild and savage, and no man could mount him, or do anything at all with him.
它既野又兇,誰都駕馭不了它,誰也對它沒辦法。 - He smarted from the savage attacks on his film.
他因自己的影片受到猛烈攻擊而感到痛心。 - She was irritated by his savage behavior.
他的不文明行為激怒了她。 - He likes savage mountain scenery.
他喜歡荒山的景色。 - The inhabitants were still in the savage state.
這些居民仍處于野蠻狀態。
用作名詞(n.)
- These civilizations flourished while Europeans were still savages living in caves.
當歐洲人還是居住在洞穴中的野蠻人時,這些地方的文化早已十分繁榮昌盛。 - There are no savage and civilised peoples; there are only different cultures.
人無野蠻與文明之分,只是文化不同。
用作及物動詞(vt.)
- Smith's play was savaged by the critics.
史密斯的劇本遭到評論家的猛烈抨擊。 - A jogger was savaged by two Rottweilers yesterday.
昨天,一位慢跑者受到兩條羅特韋爾犬的強烈攻擊。
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