fierce

• adj. 凶猛的；猛烈的；暴躁的
• n. (Fierce)人名；(英)菲尔斯

词源同feral, ferocity.

1. marked by extreme and violent energy;

"a ferocious beating"

"fierce fighting"

"a furious battle"

2. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid;

"fierce loyalty"

"in a tearing rage"

"vehement dislike"

"violent passions"

3. ruthless in competition;

"cutthroat competition"

"bowelless readiness to take advantage"

4. violently agitated and turbulent;

"boisterous winds and waves"

"the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound

"rough weather"

"rough seas"

fierce

fierce: [13] Fierce has not always had exclusively negative connotations of ‘aggression’, although admittedly they do go back a long way. Its source, Latin ferus (which also gave English feral) meant originally ‘wild, untamed’, but it subsequently developed the metaphorical sense ‘uncultivated, savage, cruel’. However, when English acquired the word, via Anglo-Norman fers and Old French fiers, it was used for ‘brave’ and ‘proud’ as well as ‘wildly hostile or menacing’. ‘Brave’ died out in the 16th century, although across the Channel ‘proud’ has survived to become the only sense of modern French fiers.
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fierce (adj.)

mid-13c., "proud, noble, bold, haughty," from Old French fers, fiers, nominative form of fer, fier "strong, overwhelming, violent, fierce, wild; proud, mighty, great, impressive" (Modern French fier "proud, haughty"), from Latin ferus "wild, untamed, uncultivated; waste, desert;" figuratively "wild, uncultivated, savage, cruel," from PIE root *ghwer- "wild; wild animal" (cognates: Greek ther, Old Church Slavonic zveri, Lithuanian zveris "wild beast").

Meaning "ferocious, wild, savage, cruel" of persons is from c. 1300; of beasts from late 14c. Original English sense of "brave, proud" died out 16c., but while this sense was current fierce often was used in English as an epithet (and thus surname), which accounts for the rare instance of a French word entering English in the nominative case. Related: Fiercely; fierceness. In Middle English sometimes also "dangerous, destructive; great, strong; huge (in number)." An early 15c. medical treatise has fers benes for "wild beans."

cruel, brutal, inhuman, savage, barbarous, fierce, ruthless

这些形容词都有"残忍的，野蛮的"之意。

cruel： 一般用词，指行动或态度的残忍。

brutal： 指极端的残忍，强调无情或缺乏同情心，含不择手段的意味。

inhuman： 着重缺乏同情心、仁爱等人类特有的良好的品质。

savage： 指缺乏文明人应有的教养，尤指在动怒或冲动时表现出的粗野蛮横，含野蛮意味。

barbarous： 专指只有原始或未开化的人才会有的残忍行为。

fierce： 指天性凶恶，令人害怕。

ruthless与cruel同义。强调为达到目的，对别人的痛苦毫无怜悯之心。

turbulent, stormy, violent, wild, fierce

这些形容词均含"剧烈的，凶猛的，狂暴的"之意。

turbulent： 正式用词，多用描写风和水，也可指心神不定或控制不住的感情波动。

stormy： 指风雨大作，也指人很激动的感情。

violent： 普通用词，指人时侧重极为不安，异常激，暗含有达或暴力行为；也指破坏性的或不可控制的自然力量。

wild： 普通用词，既可指自然界的荒芜，未被驯化状态，又指人的无法无天，不文明的野蛮行为。

fierce： 普通用词，指人或兽的凶猛残酷。

The fierce global competition.

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Fierce debating can hurt feelings, particularly when strong personalities are involved.

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The final legislation might throw a public plan into the competition, but thanks to the fierce opposition of the insurance industry and Republican critics, it might not save much money.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Ning Xu, 53, the chief of the Chinese base, said over tea during a fierce blizzard ( ' , 暴风雪) in late November.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

However, soon after these fierce outbreaks, the virus died out, at least temporarily.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

"We do weather monitoring here and other research."ning Xu, 53, the chief of the Chinese base, said over tea during a fierce blizzard (暴风雪) in late November.

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Hale wasn't just a writer, she was also a fierce social advocate, and she was particularly obsessed with an ideal New England, which she associated with abundant Thanksgiving meals that she claimed had a deep moral influence.

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Yet on these and similar formations in deserts around the world, a few fierce plants have adapted to endure under ever-changing conditions.

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Competition between small and big farms is fierce.

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Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete stilton cheese weighing about four kilos (disappointingly, but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones).

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In the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fierce snowstorm swept into the area.

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On October 29, 2012, that ocean turned fierce.

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a fierce dog

恶狗

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Two fierce eyes glared at them.

一双凶狠的眼睛对着他们怒目而视。

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He suddenly looked fierce.

他突然面露凶相。

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She spoke in a fierce whisper.

她恶狠狠地低声说话。

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fierce loyalty

极度的忠诚

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the scene of fierce fighting

激烈战斗的场面

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He launched a fierce attack on the Democrats.

他对民主党人发动了猛烈的攻击。

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Competition from abroad became fiercer in the 1990s.

在20世纪90年代来自国外的竞争加剧。

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fierce wind

狂风

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the fierce heat of the flames

火焰的炽热高温

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‘Let go of me, ’ she said fiercely.

“放开我。”她极为气愤地说道。

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fiercely competitive

竞争激烈的

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The aircraft was burning fiercely.

飞机猛烈地燃烧着。

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I sure do miss you something fierce!

我真的非常想念你！

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Competition has been fierce to win a stake in Skoda...

争夺斯柯达股份的竞争极为激烈。

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The town was captured after a fierce battle with rebels at the weekend...

该镇在周末与叛乱分子一番激战后被攻占。

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The climbers were trapped by a fierce storm which went on for days.

登山者被一连几天的强风暴雨给困住了。

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They look like the teeth of some fierce animal.

它们看上去像某种猛兽的牙齿。

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The child backed away from the fierce dog.

那孩子害怕那只恶狗,直往后退.

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They seem to love the land and the people with a sort of fierce egoism.

他们似乎是带著强烈的利己主义来爱这里的人和土地的.

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What he said met with fierce opposition.

他的话语遭到激烈反对.

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After a few hours of fierce fighting, we saw the intruding bandits off.

经过几小时的激烈战斗, 我们赶走了入侵的匪徒.

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The fight between the boys had become so fierce that the teacher had to come out to pour oil on troubled waters.

两个男生争吵得异常激烈,老师不得不出面调解.

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