be sanguinary
The battle was sanguinary.
这场战斗是血腥的。
嗜血的；残忍的；含血的；沾血的；血色的；涉及流血的。；嗜血的；残忍好杀的。；由血液构成、覆盖血液或外观似血的。
涉及流血的。
Involving bloodshed.
嗜血的；残忍好杀的。
Eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty.
由血液构成、覆盖血液或外观似血的。
Consisting of, covered with, or similar in appearance to blood.
The sanguinary battle left the field covered in bodies.
这场血腥的战斗使战场上尸横遍野。
用法提示：形容词，修饰battle，表示战斗极其血腥。
His sanguinary jokes made everyone uncomfortable.
他那些血腥的笑话让所有人感到不适。
用法提示：形容词，修饰jokes，表示笑话内容残忍嗜血。
The novel describes a sanguinary revolution with graphic detail.
这部小说以生动的细节描述了一场血腥的革命。
用法提示：形容词，修饰revolution，强调革命中充满流血暴力。
The battle was sanguinary.
这场战斗是血腥的。
They recalled the sanguinary conflict.
他们回忆起那场血腥的冲突。
The dispute became sanguinary.
争端变得血腥。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has a sanguinary outlook on life.
正确表达He has a sanguine outlook on life.
混淆了 sanguinary（血腥的，嗜血的）和 sanguine（乐观的）。sanguinary 表示与流血或暴力相关，而 sanguine 表示乐观或自信。
grammar · medium
易错句子The sanguinary of the battle was shocking.
正确表达The sanguinary nature of the battle was shocking.
sanguinary 是形容词，不能直接用作名词。应添加名词（如 nature）或使用名词形式 sanguinity。
尽管拼写相似，'sanguine'意为'乐观的'或'红润的'，而'sanguinary'意为'血腥的'。注意不要混淆。
两者都可指流血，但'bloody'更普遍且不带'嗜血'的含义。'sanguinary'更强调残忍嗜血的倾向。
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