| 释义 |
savage
sav·age S0104900 (săv′ĭj)adj.1. a. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild: a savage animal; the savage jungle.b. Not civilized; barbaric: a savage people.2. a. Vicious or merciless; brutal: a savage form of warfare.b. Characterized by or showing hostility; unforgiving: savage criticism.3. Extreme in strength or degree: savage heat.n. A member of a people regarded as primitive, uncivilized, brutal, or fierce.tr.v. sav·aged, sav·ag·ing, sav·ag·es 1. To assault ferociously.2. To attack without restraint or pity: The critics savaged the new play.
[Middle English sauvage, from Old French, from Late Latin salvāticus, from Latin silvāticus, of the woods, wild, from silva, forest.]
sav′age·ly adv.sav′age·ness n.savage (ˈsævɪdʒ) adj1. wild; untamed: savage beasts of the jungle. 2. ferocious in temper; vicious: a savage dog. 3. uncivilized; crude: savage behaviour. 4. (Anthropology & Ethnology) (of peoples) nonliterate or primitive: a savage tribe. 5. (Peoples) (of peoples) nonliterate or primitive: a savage tribe. 6. (Physical Geography) (of terrain) rugged and uncultivated7. obsolete far from human habitationn8. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a member of a nonliterate society, esp one regarded as primitive9. a crude or uncivilized person10. a fierce or vicious person or animalvb (tr) 11. to criticize violently12. to attack ferociously and wound: the dog savaged the child. [C13: from Old French sauvage, from Latin silvāticus belonging to a wood, from silva a wood] ˈsavagedom n ˈsavagely adv ˈsavageness n
Savage (ˈsævɪdʒ) n (Biography) Michael Joseph. 1872-1940, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1935-40)sav•age (ˈsæv ɪdʒ)
adj., n., v. -aged, -ag•ing. adj. 1. fierce or ferocious; wild; untamed. 2. uncivilized; barbarous. 3. enraged or furiously angry. 4. rugged or uncultivated, as country or scenery. n. 5. an uncivilized human being. 6. a fierce, brutal, or cruel person. 7. a rude, boorish person. v.t. 8. to assault and maul brutally. 9. to criticize remorselessly. [1250–1300; Middle English savage, sauvage (adj.) < Middle French sauvage, salvage < Medieval Latin salvāticus, for Latin silvāticus of woodlands =silv(a) forest + -āticus adj. suffix] sav′age•ly, adv. sav′age•ness, n. savage
Past participle: savaged
Gerund: savaging
| Present |
|---|
| I savage | | you savage | | he/she/it savages | | we savage | | you savage | | they savage |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I savaged | | you savaged | | he/she/it savaged | | we savaged | | you savaged | | they savaged |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am savaging | | you are savaging | | he/she/it is savaging | | we are savaging | | you are savaging | | they are savaging |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have savaged | | you have savaged | | he/she/it has savaged | | we have savaged | | you have savaged | | they have savaged |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was savaging | | you were savaging | | he/she/it was savaging | | we were savaging | | you were savaging | | they were savaging |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had savaged | | you had savaged | | he/she/it had savaged | | we had savaged | | you had savaged | | they had savaged |
| Future |
|---|
| I will savage | | you will savage | | he/she/it will savage | | we will savage | | you will savage | | they will savage |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have savaged | | you will have savaged | | he/she/it will have savaged | | we will have savaged | | you will have savaged | | they will have savaged |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be savaging | | you will be savaging | | he/she/it will be savaging | | we will be savaging | | you will be savaging | | they will be savaging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been savaging | | you have been savaging | | he/she/it has been savaging | | we have been savaging | | you have been savaging | | they have been savaging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been savaging | | you will have been savaging | | he/she/it will have been savaging | | we will have been savaging | | you will have been savaging | | they will have been savaging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been savaging | | you had been savaging | | he/she/it had been savaging | | we had been savaging | | you had been savaging | | they had been savaging |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would savage | | you would savage | | he/she/it would savage | | we would savage | | you would savage | | they would savage |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have savaged | | you would have savaged | | he/she/it would have savaged | | we would have savaged | | you would have savaged | | they would have savaged |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  savage - a member of an uncivilized people barbarianprimitive, primitive person - a person who belongs to an early stage of civilizationanthropophagite, anthropophagus, cannibal, man-eater - a person who eats human fleshheadhunter, head-shrinker - a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophieshunter-gatherer - a member of a hunting and gathering societyVandal - a member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455 | | 2. |  savage - a cruelly rapacious person brute, wildcat, beast, wolfaggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks | | Verb | 1. | savage - attack brutally and fiercelyassail, assault, set on, attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" | | 2. | savage - criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"pillory, crucify, blastcriticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" | | Adj. | 1. |  savage - (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, vicious, roughshodinhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used" | | 2. | savage - wild and menacing; "a pack of feral dogs"feral, ferineuntamed, wild - in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants" | | 3. |  savage - without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"barbarian, barbaric, uncivilised, uncivilized, wildnoncivilised, noncivilized - not having a high state of culture and social development | | 4. | savage - marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"ferocious, fierce, furiousviolent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike" |
savageadjective1. cruel, brutal, vicious, bloody, fierce, harsh, beastly, ruthless, ferocious, murderous, ravening, sadistic, inhuman, merciless, diabolical, brutish, devilish, bloodthirsty, barbarous, pitiless, bestial This was a savage attack on a defenceless young girl.
cruel kind, gentle, humane, merciful, mild, restrained2. wild, fierce, ferocious, unbroken, feral, untamed, undomesticated a strange and savage animal encountered at the zoo
wild tame, domesticated3. primitive, undeveloped, uncultivated, uncivilized, in a state of nature, nonliterate a savage people4. uncultivated, rugged, unspoilt, uninhabited, waste, rough, uncivilized, unfrequented stunning images of a wild and savage land
uncultivated cultivated, civilized5. crushing, severe, devastating, tragic, disastrous, crippling, mortal, catastrophic, ruinous, cataclysmic The expulsion was a savage blow to her.noun1. native, barbarian, heathen, indigene, primitive person, autochthon a frozen desert peopled by uncouth savages2. lout, yob (Brit. slang), brute, bear, monster, beast, barbarian, fiend, yahoo, hoon (Austral. & N.Z.), yobbo (Brit. slang), roughneck (slang), boor Our orchestra is a bunch of savages.verb1. maul, tear, claw, attack, mangle, lacerate The animal turned on him and he was savaged to death.2. criticize, attack, knock (informal), blast, pan (informal), slam (slang), put down, slate (informal), have a go (at) (informal), disparage, tear into (informal), diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), flame (informal), find fault with, lambast(e), pick holes in, pick to pieces, give (someone or something) a bad press The show had already been savaged by the critics.
criticize celebrate, praise, acclaim, rave about (informal) big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)Quotations
"as savage as a bear with a sore head" [Captain Marryat The King's Own]savageadjective1. Of or relating to wild animals:feral, wild.2. Not civilized:barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, primitive, rude, uncivilized, uncultivated, uncultured, wild.Archaic: uncivil.3. Showing or suggesting a disposition to be violently destructive without scruple or restraint:barbarous, bestial, cruel, fell, feral, ferocious, fierce, inhuman, truculent, vicious, wolfish.4. So intense as to cause extreme suffering:cruel, ferocious, fierce, vicious.Translationssavage (ˈsӕvidʒ) adjective1. uncivilized. savage tribes. 原始的，野蠻的 原始的，野蛮的 2. fierce and cruel. The elephant can be quite savage; bitter and savage remarks. 殘暴的，兇猛的 残酷的，凶猛的 verb to attack. He was savaged by wild animals. 攻擊 （凶猛地）攻击，乱咬 noun1. a person in an uncivilized state. tribes of savages. 野蠻人 野蛮人2. a person who behaves in a cruel, uncivilized way. I hope the police catch the savages who attacked the old lady. 粗魯野蠻的人 粗鲁野蛮的人ˈsavagely adverb 野蠻地 粗鲁地ˈsavageness noun 野蠻 粗鲁ˈsavagery noun 野蠻，殘暴 野蛮，野性 savage
savage1. noun, slang One who does something extreme or intense, often shocking or inspiring admiration in the speaker. That kid's a savage—did you see his back flip off the slide? Stay away from that guy, he's a total savage—he beat up my little brother!2. adjective, slang Extreme or intense, often in a way that shocks or inspires admiration in the speaker. Did you see that kid's savage back flip off the slide? Stay away from that guy, he's totally savage—he beat up my little brother!savage mod. excellent. (Collegiate.) Man, Fred is a totally savage guy. savage
savage1. (of peoples) nonliterate or primitive 2. (of terrain) rugged and uncultivated 3. a member of a nonliterate society, esp one regarded as primitive
Savage Michael Joseph. 1872-1940, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1935-40) Savage
Sa·vage (sa'văj), Henry, English anatomist and gynecologist, 1810-1900. See: Savage perineal body. SAVAGE
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|
| SAVAGE➣Southern Association of Voluntary Action Groups for Europe (UK) | | SAVAGE➣Scenario Authoring and Visualization for Advanced Graphical Environments |
savage
Related to savage: RemingtonSynonyms for savageadj of or relating to wild animalsSynonymsadj not civilizedSynonyms- barbarian
- barbaric
- barbarous
- primitive
- rude
- uncivilized
- uncultivated
- uncultured
- wild
- uncivil
adj showing or suggesting a disposition to be violently destructive without scruple or restraintSynonyms- barbarous
- bestial
- cruel
- fell
- feral
- ferocious
- fierce
- inhuman
- truculent
- vicious
- wolfish
adj so intense as to cause extreme sufferingSynonyms- cruel
- ferocious
- fierce
- vicious
Synonyms for savagenoun a member of an uncivilized peopleSynonymsRelated Words- primitive
- primitive person
- anthropophagite
- anthropophagus
- cannibal
- man-eater
- headhunter
- head-shrinker
- hunter-gatherer
- Vandal
noun a cruelly rapacious personSynonymsRelated Words- aggressor
- assailant
- assaulter
- attacker
verb attack brutally and fiercelyRelated Words- assail
- assault
- set on
- attack
verb criticize harshly or violentlySynonymsRelated Words- criticise
- criticize
- pick apart
- knock
adj (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or sufferingSynonyms- barbarous
- brutal
- cruel
- fell
- vicious
- roughshod
Related Wordsadj wild and menacingSynonymsRelated Wordsadj without civilizing influencesSynonyms- barbarian
- barbaric
- uncivilised
- uncivilized
- wild
Related Wordsadj marked by extreme and violent energySynonymsRelated Words |