请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 furious
释义 fu·ri·ous
\ˈfyu̇rēəs, -ür-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French furieus, from Latin furiosus, from furia madness, rage, fury + -osus -ous — more at fury
1.
 a. : exhibiting or goaded by anger or passion : fierce, violent
  < fully expects a furious renewal of the attacks against him — Howard Rushmore >
  < makes me furious to think what slaves we were — Corra Harris >
 b. : appearing or moving as if angry : stormy, turbulent
  < the furious outbursts of swirling flame from the palaces which have been set on fire — Laurence Binyon >
 c. : full of noise and excitement : boisterous
  < ducking one another, dashing water with cupped hands, the fun was fast and furious — C.P.Conigrave >
 d. : full of activity : energetic, vigorous
  < this loading job normally consumed for the … crew a leisurely day — or a furious half of one — Wirt Williams >
2.
 a. : existing in the height of its distinctive character : intense
  < everywhere the ecstatic green of California's brief and furious spring — Wallace Stegner >
 b. : characterized by excess : extravagant
  < lost such furious sums — Mary W. Montagu >
3.
 a. Scots law : mentally deranged : insane
 b. : characterized by unreasoned enthusiasm : fanatical
  < gradually formulated a theory to support his furious conviction — Time >
随便看

 

英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/22 16:39:17