- [uncountable]
extreme anger that often includes violent behaviour 狂怒；暴怒；狂暴；大发雷霆 Her eyes blazed with fury. 她的双眼迸发出暴怒之火。 Fury over tax increases (= as a newspaper headline) 对增税极端愤怒（报纸标题） - (figurative)
There was no shelter from the fury of the storm. 那时没有地方可以躲避狂风暴雨。
Extra ExamplesFury erupted over a speech made by the Prime Minister. 首相的讲话引发了众怒。 He growled with barely controlled fury. 他怒不可遏地嚷起来。 He kicked the tree in fury at his own stupidity. 他为自己的愚行而气得猛踢树。 He reacted with cold fury. 他回以冷冷的怒火。 He vented his fury on a telephone box. 他朝一个电话亭发泄怒火。 He was beside himself with fury. 他气得发狂。 He would have to face the full fury of his father. 他将不得不面对盛怒之下的父亲。 Her fury against him rose. 她对他的怒火越来越大了。 His face and body sagged as his fury faded. 怒火平息时，他的脸和身体也松弛下来。 I had never felt such fury before. 我从没如此狂怒过。 I hoped she wouldn't turn her fury on me. 我希望她不会拿我当出气筒。 She directed her fury at her father. 她把怒气发到父亲身上。 The decision to close the factory has provoked fury. 关闭工厂的决定引发了众怒。 Her face was white with fury. 她气得脸色煞白。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blind
- cold
- intense
- …
- be beside yourself with
- be shaking with
- feel
- …
- erupt
- grow
- mount
- …
- in (a) fury
- with fury
- fury against
- …
- turn your fury on somebody
- [singular]
a state of being extremely angry about something 狂怒；暴怒 Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1She turned on him in a fury. 在暴怒中，她突然袭击他。 He shouted at her in a fury, ‘Get out of my house!’ 他愤怒地对她喊道:“滚出我的房子！ In a cold fury my uncle hurled his son from the room. 我叔父怒气冲冲，一把将儿子推到屋外。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blind
- cold
- intense
- …
- be beside yourself with
- be shaking with
- feel
- …
- erupt
- grow
- mount
- …
- in (a) fury
- with fury
- fury against
- …
- turn your fury on somebody
- the Furies[plural]
(in ancient Greek stories) three goddesses who punish people for their crimes （古希腊神话）复仇三女神 see also furious
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French furie, from Latin furia, from furiosus ‘furious’, from furere ‘be mad, rage’.
Idioms
hell hath no fury (like a woman scorned)
used to refer to somebody, usually a woman, who has reacted very angrily to something, especially the fact that her husband or partner has been unfaithful （尤指女人因丈夫或情人不忠而）大发雷霆；醋劲大发
like fury
- (informal)
with great effort, power, speed, etc. 拼命；猛烈；迅猛