savage sb/sth
及物用法,宾语通常是被咬伤的人或身体部位。
The dog savaged the postman's leg.
那只狗撕咬了邮递员的腿。
猛烈抨击;痛斥;猛烈或无拘束地攻击或袭击某人或某物。;猛烈批评;用牙齿攻击;残酷而猛烈地攻击
to attack or assault someone or something ferociously, especially with the teeth
猛烈或无拘束地攻击或袭击某人或某物。
To attack or assault someone or something ferociously or without restraint.
猛烈批评
To criticise vehemently.
用牙齿攻击
To attack with the teeth.
残酷而猛烈地攻击
attack brutally and fiercely
一般现在时
The wolf savages its prey without hesitation.
狼毫不犹豫地攻击它的猎物。
一般过去时
The protesters savaged the police car last night.
昨晚抗议者猛烈攻击了警车。
常用于描述动物或人类的猛烈攻击
The lion savaged its prey with incredible speed.
狮子以惊人的速度凶猛地撕咬猎物。
用法提示:动词savaged表示狮子凶猛地攻击猎物。
Critics savaged the new movie, calling it a disaster.
评论家们猛烈抨击这部新电影,称其为灾难。
用法提示:动词savaged用于比喻批评家对电影的猛烈批评。
The dog savages the mailman every time he comes near the house.
每次邮递员靠近房子,这只狗都会凶猛地攻击他。
用法提示:动词savages描述狗反复凶猛地攻击。
及物用法,宾语通常是被咬伤的人或身体部位。
The dog savaged the postman's leg.
那只狗撕咬了邮递员的腿。
多用被动语态,用 by 引出袭击者。
The hiker was savaged by a bear near the camp.
那名徒步者在营地附近遭到一头熊的猛烈袭击。
此义为猛烈批评,for 后接被批评的原因。
Critics savaged the director for making such a violent film.
影评人因导演拍了这样一部暴力电影而猛烈抨击他。
as 后接批评者给出的评价或定性。
Reviewers savaged the proposal as unworkable.
评论者抨击该提案,斥其不可行。
grammar · medium
易错句子Yesterday the dog savage the little boy.
正确表达Yesterday the dog savaged the little boy.
英语动词必须靠词形变化标记过去时,savage 的过去式是 savaged;汉语只靠「昨天」这类时间词表示过去,动词本身不变,所以学习者容易漏掉 -ed。
grammar · medium
易错句子The reviewers savaged on the new policy.
正确表达The reviewers savaged the new policy.
savage 是及物动词,后面直接跟被攻击的对象作宾语,不加介词;汉语「对……猛烈抨击」里的「对」会诱导学习者补出 on/at,但英语中不能说 savaged on sth。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dog gave the postman a savage.
正确表达The dog savaged the postman.
本条目的 savage 是动词,意为「猛烈攻击」,受害者直接作宾语;不能把它当成可数名词用 a savage 表示「一次攻击」,因为 a savage 指「野蛮人」,与「攻击」这一动作义无关。
被狗咬伤;遭到狗的猛烈攻击
The jogger was savaged by a dog in the park.
这名慢跑者在公园里遭到一条狗的猛烈攻击。
遭到评论家的猛烈抨击
Her first novel was savaged by critics, but it sold well.
她的第一部小说遭到评论家的猛烈抨击,但销量很好。
猛烈抨击提案
The opposition savaged the proposal at the town meeting.
反对派在镇民会议上猛烈抨击了这项提案。
与savage表示猛烈攻击时的狂暴特征相关联。
被savage攻击或伤害的对象。
savage可指用牙齿攻击,尖牙常与这种攻击行为相关。
动物savage攻击的猎物,体现其残酷而猛烈的攻击义。
在“猛烈批评”的义项中,评论家常是savage这一动作的发出者。
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