fierce

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a. 凶猛的, 猛烈的, 热烈的, 暴躁的

发音

AU /fɪəs/
UK /fɪəs/
US /fɪɹs/
SCOT /fiɹs/
NZ /fiəs/
/fɛːs/
/fɜː(ɹ)s/

词形变化

fiercer 比较级 fiercer fiercest more fierce 比较级 fiercest 最高级 most fierce 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

凶猛的；猛烈的；暴躁的

done with a lot of energy and strong feelings, and sometimes violence

fierce fighting in the city

城里的激烈战斗

释义与例句

adj. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Excellent, very good.

    爱尔兰 俚语

    Q: "How was the party last night?" A: "Fierce!"

  2. 2.

    Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah.

    美国

    Tyra said to strike a pose and make it fierce.

  3. 3.

    Threatening in appearance or demeanor.

    The lion gave a fierce roar.

  4. 4.

    Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.

    残忍

    凶猛

    A fierce storm battered the coast.

  5. 5.

    Resolute or strenuously active.

    We made a fierce attempt to escape.

    I feel a fierce loyalty to my kin.

adv.
  1. 1.

    Extremely; very.

    爱尔兰 俚语

    It was fierce cold last night.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

rough violent furious savage tearing ferocious cutthroat trigger-happy boisterous vehement

近义相关 5

violent intense stormy merciless unmerciful

相关短语

fierce snake fierce snakes something fierce （非正式, 主北美）很, 非常, 太

词源

From Middle English fers, fiers, borrowed from Old French fers (“wild", "ferocious”), nominative of fer, from Latin ferus (“wild", "untamed”).

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