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involving or caused by physical force that is intended to hurt or kill somebody 暴力的;强暴的 violent crime/criminals 暴力犯罪/罪犯 violent protests/attacks/incidents 暴力抗议/袭击/事件 Students were involved in violent clashes with the police. 学生和警察发生了暴力冲突。 The crowd suddenly turned violent. 人群中突然有人开始大打出手。 - violent towards/to somebody
He was violent towards his wife on several occasions. 他屡次对妻子动粗。 violent acts/behaviour 暴力行为/行为 He met with a violent death (= he was murdered, killed in a fight, etc.). 他遭暴力致死。 Children should not be allowed to watch violent movies (= that show a lot of violence). 不应允许儿童看暴力电影。 Her husband was a violent man. 她丈夫是个粗暴的人。
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb1She started to get a bit violent. 她开始变得有些粗暴。 The film is contrived, sentimental and gratuitously violent. 这部电影矫揉造作、故作伤感, 还充斥 无谓的暴力镜头。 a range of graphically violent video games 一系列展现赤裸裸暴力场面的电脑游戏 dealing with potentially violent incidents 处理可能引发暴力冲突的事件 the question of whether humans are inherently violent 有关人类是否天性中就有暴力倾向的问题 He later met a violent death on the battlefield. 后来他暴死在战场上。 Violent crime has increased by 15 per cent. 暴力犯罪已上升了15%。
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showing or caused by very strong emotion 感情强烈的;激情的;由激情引起的 He is is prone to violent outbursts. 他容易暴跳如雷。 There was a violent reaction from the public. 公众的反应强烈。 The whole thing became the subject of violent controversy. 整件事成了激烈争论的话题。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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very strong and sudden synonym intense, severe猛烈的;剧烈的;强烈的 I took a violent dislike to him. 我很讨厌他。 a violent storm 暴风雨 a violent explosion 剧烈的爆炸 a violent headache 剧烈的头痛 a violent change 急剧的变化
Extra ExamplesThe islands were hit by a violent cyclone. 这些岛屿受到猛烈的旋风袭击。 Members of the lifeboat crew were presented with bravery awards for launching in violent seas. 为表彰救生艇船员冒着惊涛骇浪出航救人,向他们颁发了英勇奖。 an exceptionally violent storm 异常猛烈的暴风雨
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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(of a colour )颜色 extremely bright 强烈的;鲜艳夺目的
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘having a marked or powerful effect’): via Old French from Latin violent- ‘vehement, violent’.