Word · Frequency #7623
savage
凶猛的;残忍的
核心释义
既可指动物凶猛,也可指行为残忍。
Fierce and ferocious; brutal, vicious, or merciless.
- 1.
野生的;未被驯化或栽培的。
Wild; not cultivated or tamed.
- 2.
野蛮的;未开化的。
Barbaric; not civilized.
- 3.
原始的;缺乏复杂性或精致。
Primitive; lacking complexity or sophistication.
- 4.
凶猛和残暴的。
Fierce and ferocious.
- 5.
残忍、恶毒或无情的。
Brutal, vicious, or merciless.
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。
用法In use
The savage storm destroyed many homes in the coastal town.
用法提示:savage 作为形容词,表示“猛烈的”,修饰 storm。
He received savage criticism for his controversial remarks.
用法提示:savage 作为形容词,表示“严厉的”,修饰 criticism。
The tribe had a reputation for being savage warriors.
用法提示:savage 作为形容词,表示“凶猛的”,修饰 warriors。
a savage + noun
savage 作定语时语气强烈,常修饰 attack、blow、criticism 等表示攻击或批评的名词。
The soldiers launched a savage attack on the village.
士兵们对那个村庄发动了凶猛的攻击。
be savage to sb
介词 to 后接被粗暴对待的人,也可用 towards 替换。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一个野蛮人(savage)在喊“撒(sa)威(vage)风”,凶猛又残酷。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常作定语或表语
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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