| 单词 | fierce |
| 释义 | fierce —fiercely, adv. —fierceness, n. /fears/, adj., fiercer, fiercest. 1. menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look. 2. violent in force, intensity, etc.: fierce winds. 3. furiously eager or intense: fierce competition. 4. Informal. extremely bad or severe: a fierce cold. [1250-1300; ME fiers < AF fers, OF fiers (nom.) < L ferus wild, fierce; cf. FERAL1, FEROCIOUS] Syn. 1. untamed; cruel, fell, brutal; barbarous, bloodthirsty, murderous. FIERCE, FEROCIOUS, TRUCULENT suggest vehemence and violence of temper, manner, or action: fierce in repelling a foe. FEROCIOUS implies fierceness or cruelty, esp. of a bloodthirsty kind, in disposition or action: a ferocious glare; ferocious brutality toward helpless refugees. TRUCULENT suggests an intimidating or bullying fierceness of manner or conduct: His truculent attitude kept them terrified and submissive. 2, 3. furious, passionate, turbulent. Ant. 1. tame, mild. |
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