be seething with [emotion]
此处 seething 形容人强压的怒气,常与 anger, rage, resentment 等情绪名词搭配。
She was seething with resentment during the whole meeting.
整个会议期间她都满怀怨恨,内心愤愤不平。
内心愤怒的;怒不可遏
沸腾的;翻滚的;激烈活动的;极其活跃的;充满未表达的愤怒;脸色铁青的。;处于极度不稳定状态;即将沸腾;沸腾冒泡的。;处于持续而激烈的活动状态。
filled with unexpressed anger; very angry
充满未表达的愤怒;脸色铁青的。
Filled with unexpressed anger; in a state of being livid.
处于极度不稳定状态;即将沸腾;沸腾冒泡的。
In a state of extreme volatility; about to boil over; boiling, bubbling.
处于持续而激烈的活动状态。
In a state of unceasing and furious activity.
The stadium was seething with excited fans before the concert.
演唱会前,体育场里热情的粉丝们沸腾不已。
用法提示:seething 作形容词,表示充满活动或人群的喧闹状态。
She felt a seething anger inside but kept her voice calm.
她内心感到沸腾的愤怒,但保持声音平静。
用法提示:seething 作形容词,描述强烈的情绪(愤怒)像沸腾一样。
The marketplace was seething with vendors and shoppers all day.
市场一整天都挤满了商贩和购物者,热闹非凡。
用法提示:seething 作形容词,形容市场充满活力、熙熙攘攘。
此处 seething 形容人强压的怒气,常与 anger, rage, resentment 等情绪名词搭配。
She was seething with resentment during the whole meeting.
整个会议期间她都满怀怨恨,内心愤愤不平。
seething 放在名词前作定语,表示“强烈的、难以抑制的”,多修饰 anger, frustration 等情绪名词。
He tried to hide his seething anger behind a smile.
他试图用微笑掩饰自己翻腾的怒火。
a seething mass of ... 描述大量人/物杂乱而剧烈活动,常用于强调拥挤、涌动。
The train station was a seething mass of holiday travelers.
火车站挤满了蜂拥的假日旅客,一片混乱热闹的景象。
livid强调脸色发青或暴怒,语气较正式;seething更强调内心压抑的愤怒,未必显露。
furious是常用词,表示极度愤怒,常外露;seething则内敛,替换时注意程度和表现。
boiling多用于液体沸腾;描述情绪时是说像沸腾一样激烈,比seething更强烈、更外放。
teeming常与with连用,如teeming with people,强调数量多;seething with activity则强调动态和混乱。
bustling形容繁忙热闹,通常指愉快的忙碌;seething有时带有负面或混乱的意味。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was seething angry about the decision.
正确表达He was seething with anger about the decision.
seething 本身已表示“内心充满愤怒”,不能用来修饰形容词 angry;表示“对…怒不可遏”时,搭配为 be seething with anger,用介词 with 引出情绪。因此应保留 with anger,而不是把 seething 当作副词。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was seething of anger.
正确表达She was seething with anger.
seething 后接表示情绪的名词时,介词必须用 with,不能用 of。中文“满心的愤怒”的“满”不相当于 of;英语固定搭配是 seethe with + 情绪,所以 of 要改成 with。
与“充满未表达愤怒”义项相反,也用于“持续激烈活动”的反面;不用于描述液体沸腾。
与“充满未表达愤怒”义项相反,强调情绪克制、不动声色。
与“沸腾冒泡”和“持续激烈活动”义项相反,强调没有流动或运动。
fuming 指愤怒强烈到直接表露出来(脸红、发火),而 seething 强调愤怒被压抑在心里、表面上却不显露。
simmering 形容怒气或冲突还在酝酿、尚未完全爆发,seething 则强调已到沸腾程度的强烈压抑情绪或激烈活动。
强压的怒火;一触即发的愤怒
The unfair treatment filled her with seething anger.
不公正的待遇使她心中充满了一触即发的怒火。
郁积的怨恨;强烈的不满
He felt a seething resentment toward his colleagues after being passed over for promotion.
因为晋升被忽视,他对同事们产生了强烈的怨恨。
怒不可遏;满腔怒火
When she found out, she was seething with rage.
她知道真相后,怒不可遏。
暗流涌动的危险境地;动荡不安的局势
The city became a seething cauldron of unrest after the election.
选举之后,这座城市变成了暗流涌动的动乱之地。
密密麻麻、蠕动着的人群
A seething mass of fans gathered outside the arena.
体育场外聚集了密密麻麻的一大群粉丝。
处处充满繁忙活动;一片繁忙
The port was seething with activity around the clock.
港口昼夜不停地到处是一片繁忙景象。
seethe (root) + -ing (suffix)
seethe (base form)
与 seething 的第一义相关:未表达的愤怒会带来人际或内心的紧张。
呼应 seething 的“沸腾/冒泡”义,液体受热时产生气泡。
对应 seething 的“极度不稳定”状态,可形容局势或情绪的剧烈波动。
隐喻即将爆发的愤怒或情绪,与 seething 的“即将沸腾”意象相通。
与 seething 的“持续激烈活动”义相关,表示极度兴奋或混乱的状态。
怒不可遏;怒火中烧
He was seething with rage after being publicly humiliated.
当众受辱后,他怒不可遏。
密密麻麻的一大群;涌动的一片
The station was a seething mass of commuters during rush hour.
高峰时段车站里密密麻麻挤满了通勤者。
动荡不安的局势;一触即发的局面
The border region is a seething cauldron of ethnic tension.
边境地区是民族紧张局势一触即发的大熔炉。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 see, free)
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