Word · Frequency #18539
vehement
强烈的；激烈的；炽热的
showing or caused by strong feelings or opinions
- 1.
Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
感情强烈的,热情的,有力的,激烈的
- 2.
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
感情或信念强烈的；易激烈反应的；炽热的
- 3.
characterized by great force or energy
充满巨大力量或能量的
猛烈的；有力的；感情强烈的,热情的,有力的,激烈的；感情或信念强烈的；易激烈反应的；炽热的；充满巨大力量或能量的；热烈的
In use
She was vehement in her opposition to the new policy.
He made a vehement denial of the accusations.
The crowd's vehement cheers could be heard from blocks away.
vehement dislike
vehement deluges of rain
vehement clapping
a vehement defense
vehement + noun
There was vehement opposition to the new policy.
对新政策有激烈的反对。
Connections
Collocations
- vehement denial
- 激烈的否认
- She issued a vehement denial of the allegations.她对指控予以激烈的否认。
- vehement protest
- 强烈的抗议
- Workers staged a vehement protest against the pay cut.工人们举行了强烈的抗议，反对减薪。
- vehement opposition
- 强烈反对
- The proposal met with vehement opposition from local residents.该提议遭到了当地居民的强烈反对。
- vehement criticism
- 尖锐的批评
- The policy drew vehement criticism from environmental groups.该政策招致了环保组织的尖锐批评。
- vehement attack
- 猛烈的攻击
- The senator launched a vehement attack on the new tax plan.参议员对新税收计划发起了猛烈的攻击。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想演讲者拍桌怒吼、唾沫横飞的场景：vehement 就是这种情绪激烈、言辞有力的状态。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、公开演讲、新闻报道、辩论 「vehement」属于较正式的书面用语，常用于描述强烈的情绪或坚定的信念，多出现在正式场合、论说文或新闻报道中，日常口语较少使用。
Grammar Note
常修饰 opposition, protest, denial 等名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word fully rhymes with vehement. Words like element, moment, statement, and argument share the final unstressed syllable /mənt/ (and often the spelling -ment), but not its stress pattern. Beware lookalikes coherent /koʊˈhɪrənt/ and inherent /ɪnˈhɪrənt/: they end in /hɪrənt/ with a pronounced h, not /əmənt/, so they sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.