Word · Frequency #7623
savage
凶猛的；残忍的
Fierce and ferocious; brutal, vicious, or merciless.
既可指动物凶猛，也可指行为残忍。
- 1.
Wild; not cultivated or tamed.
野生的；未被驯化或栽培的。
- 2.
Barbaric; not civilized.
野蛮的；未开化的。
- 3.
Primitive; lacking complexity or sophistication.
原始的；缺乏复杂性或精致。
- 4.
Fierce and ferocious.
凶猛和残暴的。
- 5.
Brutal, vicious, or merciless.
残忍、恶毒或无情的。
野生的；未驯化的；野蛮的；未开化的；原始的；简陋的；野生的；未被驯化或栽培的。；野蛮的；未开化的。
In use
The savage storm destroyed many homes in the coastal town.
He received savage criticism for his controversial remarks.
The tribe had a reputation for being savage warriors.
Connections
Collocations
- savage attack
- 野蛮的攻击
- The tribe launched a savage attack on the settlers.该部落对定居者发动了野蛮的攻击。
- savage criticism
- 猛烈的批评
- His book received savage criticism from the reviewers.他的书受到了评论家们的猛烈批评。
- savage beast
- 野兽
- The forest is home to many savage beasts.森林里有许多野兽。
- savage tribes
- 野蛮部落
- The explorers encountered savage tribes in the jungle.探险家在丛林中遇到了野蛮部落。
- savage brutality
- 野蛮残忍
- The war was marked by savage brutality on both sides.这场战争以双方的野蛮残忍为特征。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个野蛮人（savage）在喊“撒（sa）威（vage）风”，凶猛又残酷。
Context & Register
常见场景：描述人或动物的凶猛行为、描述自然环境或事件的严酷 该词多用于形容性格、行为或自然环境的凶残、野蛮，常带有负面含义，但也可用于形容原始、未加修饰的状态。
Grammar Note
常作定语或表语
Pronunciation & Spelling
These -age words share the same spelling ending but differ in pronunciation. The target word 'savage' has the IPA /sævədʒ/ with an unstressed schwa /ə/ in the final syllable, while most common -age words like cabbage and package have /ɪ/ instead. Garbage and village have different stressed vowels (/ɑː/ and /ɪ/ respectively). None are perfect rhymes with the target.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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