savage
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语音:
英音
['sævɪdʒ]
美音 [ˈsævɪdʒ]
adj. 未开化的;野蛮的;凶猛的;残忍的
vt. (动物)凶狠地攻击(或伤害);残害;猛烈批评;激烈抨击
n. 未开化的人,野蛮人;野兽;<美>有拘捕狂的警察
【记】sav(形似save,救)+age(上年纪)→野蛮的制度要杀死上了年纪的人,所以要救他们。
复数: savages
第三人称单数: savages
过去式: savaged
过去分词: savaged
现在分词: savaging
易混淆的单词: Savage
savage 野人
来自古法语 sauvage,野人,来自拉丁语 salvaticus,野蛮的,来自 silva,森林,林地,词源同 sylvan, 森林。引申诸相关词义。
用作形容词(adj.)
- Most of the time elephants are tame but they can be very savage.
大多数时候大象很温顺,但他们也会大发野性。 - He was wild and savage, and no man could mount him, or do anything at all with him.
它既野又凶,谁都驾驭不了它,谁也对它没办法。 - He smarted from the savage attacks on his film.
他因自己的影片受到猛烈攻击而感到痛心。 - She was irritated by his savage behavior.
他的不文明行为激怒了她。 - He likes savage mountain scenery.
他喜欢荒山的景色。 - The inhabitants were still in the savage state.
这些居民仍处于野蛮状态。
用作名词(n.)
- These civilizations flourished while Europeans were still savages living in caves.
当欧洲人还是居住在洞穴中的野蛮人时,这些地方的文化早已十分繁荣昌盛。 - There are no savage and civilised peoples; there are only different cultures.
人无野蛮与文明之分,只是文化不同。
用作及物动词(vt.)
- Smith's play was savaged by the critics.
史密斯的剧本遭到评论家的猛烈抨击。 - A jogger was savaged by two Rottweilers yesterday.
昨天,一位慢跑者受到两条罗特韦尔犬的强烈攻击。
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