| 单词 | violent |
| 释义 | violent (once / 58 pages) adj Something that's violent involves physical force or emotional intensity. If you hate violent movies, it means that you don't want to watch scenes of people being hurt or killed. Physically violent behavior ends in someone getting hurt or something being destroyed or damaged. You can also have violent emotions, like a violent burst of anger toward the slow driver in front of you, and you can use violent to describe something that's visually intense, like a violent orange-colored minivan. The word has gained in force since developing from the Latin word violentia, which means "vehemence or impetuosity." WORD FAMILYviolent: nonviolent, violence, violenter, violentest, violently+/nonviolent: nonviolence, nonviolently/violence: violences USAGE EXAMPLESOvercrowding is a serious problem and violent riots are frequent. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) But when they tried to arrest Alexander Kearney, they say a violent struggle ensued until Kearney was arrested several minutes later. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Police are asking anyone with information to contact the police department’s violent crimes unit or Crime Stoppers. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj 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 Syn|Ant hostile characterized by enmity or ill will unpeacefulnot peaceful convulsiveresembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent ferocious, fierce, furious, savagemarked by extreme and violent energy hot, ragingcharacterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense knock-down-and-drag-out, knockdown-dragoutextremely violent lashingviolently urging on by whipping or flogging luridhorrible in fierceness or savagery rampageousdisplaying raging violence; often destructive ruffianly, toughviolent and lawless slam-bangviolent and sudden and noisy nonviolent abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence peaceable, peacefulnot disturbed by strife or turmoil or war unprovocative, unprovokingnot provocative passive, peacefulpeacefully resistant in response to injustice 2adj marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid violent passions Syn fierce, tearing, trigger-happy, vehement intense possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree 3adj effected by force or injury rather than natural causes a violent death Syn unnatural not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature 4adj characterized by violence or bloodshed Syn crimson, red bloody having or covered with or accompanied by blood 5adj (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud a violent clash of colors her dress was a violent red a violent noise Syn wild intense possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree |
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