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fiercely + verb
The dog growled fiercely at the stranger.
那条狗朝陌生人猛烈地吠叫。
凶猛地；猛烈地；激烈地
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
凶猛地；猛烈地；激烈地
In a fierce manner, whether physically or emotionally.
The dog growled fiercely at the stranger.
那条狗朝陌生人猛烈地吠叫。
以凶猛的方式。
In a fierce manner.
以身体上凶猛的方式
in a physically fierce manner
极度；达到很大程度。
Extremely; to a large degree.
以情感上激烈的方式
in an emotionally fierce manner
The dog barked fiercely at the stranger.
那条狗对着陌生人凶猛地吠叫。
AI contextual example
The desert sun was fiercely hot at noon.
正午沙漠的太阳极其炎热。
AI contextual example
She fiercely defended her younger brother during the argument.
在争吵中，她激烈地维护她的弟弟。
AI contextual example
they fought fiercely
他们激烈地战斗。
WordNet
The dog growled fiercely at the stranger.
那条狗朝陌生人猛烈地吠叫。
She is fiercely independent.
她极其独立。
注意这种结构强调语气，通常用于书面语。
Fiercely, he defended his beliefs.
他猛烈地捍卫自己的信念。
Not this
The dog barked fierce.
Use this
The dog barked fiercely.
修饰动词要用副词，不能使用形容词。副词“fiercely”修饰动作“barked”，而形容词“fierce”只能修饰名词。
Not this
He bit fiercely the apple.
Use this
He bit the apple fiercely.
在英语中，方式副词通常放在动词之后或句末，不能插在动词和直接宾语之间。正确的语序是“bit the apple fiercely”或“fiercely bit the apple”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
非常独立的
She has always been fiercely independent, refusing to rely on anyone.
她一直非常独立，拒绝依赖任何人。
竞争激烈的
The market for smartphones is fiercely competitive.
智能手机市场竞争激烈。
极其忠诚的
He remained fiercely loyal to his friends even in tough times.
即使在困难时期，他对朋友也极其忠诚。
极力保护的
The mother bear was fiercely protective of her cubs.
母熊极力保护她的幼崽。
极其自豪的
They are fiercely proud of their cultural heritage.
他们为自己的文化遗产极其自豪。
激烈辩论的
The topic of climate change is fiercely debated in political circles.
气候变化的话题在政界被激烈辩论。
极其独立的
She has always been fiercely independent, refusing help from anyone.
她一直极其独立，拒绝任何人的帮助。
极其忠诚的
He remains fiercely loyal to his childhood friends.
他对童年朋友始终极其忠诚。
极具竞争性的
The team is fiercely competitive and never gives up.
这支队伍极具竞争性，从不放弃。
Use fiercely naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想fierce（猛烈的）加副词后缀-ly，想象猛虎fiercely扑来，记住‘猛烈地’。
语体中性，多用于描述猛烈动作或强烈情感，常见于竞争、冲突、天气等场景。
程度义侧重“极其”（如 fiercely proud 极其自豪），方式义侧重“猛烈地”（如 fight fiercely 奋力作战）。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.