savage

['sævidʒ]

adj.野性的, 凶猛的, 粗鲁的, 荒野的, 原始的
n.野蛮人, 粗人,凶恶的人
vt.激烈抨击, 猛烈攻击

a.

1. 野性的; 凶猛的; 残酷的; 猛烈的

The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.

那可怜的人被暴徒们毒打了一顿。

2. 未开化的, 野蛮的, 原始的

The inhabitants were still in the savage state.

这些居民仍处于野蛮状态。

3. 粗鲁的, 无理的

She was irritated by his savage behavior.

他的不文明行为激怒了她。

4. 【口】狂怒的

Her rudeness really made me savage.

她的无礼使我大为恼火。

5. 未开发的, 荒凉的

He likes savage mountain scenery.

他喜欢荒山的景色。

n.[C]

1. 野蛮人, 未开化的

These civilizations flourished while Europeans were still savages living in caves.

当欧洲人还未开化住在山洞里的时候, 这些文明已经处在发达的时期。

2. 残暴成性的人

3. 粗鲁的人, 粗野的人

vt.

1. (狗等)乱咬; 凶猛地攻击

He was savaged by wild animals.

他遭到野兽的凶猛袭击。

2. 激烈抨击; 粗暴地对待

An opposition spokesman savaged the government's housing investment program.

一位反对党发言人猛烈抨击政府的住房投资计划。

词形变化

副词: savagely | 名词: savageness | 动词过去式: savaged | 动词过去分词: savaged | 动词现在分词: savaging | 动词第三人称单数: savages |

词义辨析

同义:

a.凶猛的; 野蛮的

uncivilized  barbarous  fierce  cruel  wild  untamed  ruthless  inhumane  

同义参见:

bestial  barbaric  barbarian  ferocious  awful  atrocious  panther  brute  brutal  angry  violent  vicious  

反义:

a.野性的; 残酷的

civilized  Christian  

反义参见:

placid  cultured  

英英释义

名词 savage:

a member of an uncivilized people

同义词：barbarian

a cruelly rapacious person

同义词：beast, wolf, brute, wildcat

动词 savage:

attack brutally and fiercely

criticize harshly or violently

同义词：pillory, crucify

形容词 savage:

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

同义词：barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, vicious

wild and menacing

同义词：feral, ferine

without civilizing influences

同义词：barbarian, barbaric, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild

marked by extreme and violent energy

同义词：ferocious, fierce, furious

补充

savagesavage英:[ˈsævidʒ] 美:[ˈsævɪdʒ]adj.1.未开化的; 野蛮的2.凶猛的; 残忍的They shot a savage lion.他们射杀了一只凶残的狮子。vt.1.残害; 攻击n.1.未开化的人, 野蛮人That's an island inhabited by savages.那是一个野蛮人居住的岛屿。There're some savages living in the forest.森林里居住着一些野人。

例句

1. to be savaged by a wild horse被野马踢伤 2. to savage a defense line猛烈地攻击一道防线 3. the article that was savaged受到猛烈抨击的文章 4. Black John was savaged by the police.黑人约翰遭到了警察的野蛮殴打。 5. Seeing such a terrible sight before his eyes, he was savaged by his enemy's atrocity.看到眼前这可怖的场景，他被敌方的暴行激怒了。 6. he was attacked by a savage hound.他遭到一只凶猛的狗的攻击。 7. they launched a savage attack on the Budget.他们对预算案发起猛烈攻击。 8. this would deal a savage blow to the government's fight.这将会给政府的斗争以极大打击。 9. the mother of one of the victims has described his assailants as savages.一个受害者的母亲把攻击者形容成野蛮人。 10. police are rounding up dogs after a girl was savaged.一个小女孩被咬伤后，警察正在围捕狗。 11. he savaged the government for wasting billions in their failed bid to prop up the pound.他猛烈抨击政府浪费数十亿支持英镑的失败努力。 12. He was the victim of a savage attack.他是一次猛烈攻击的受害者。 13. The book received savage criticism.那本书受到猛烈的抨击。 14. The boy died after being savaged by a dog.那男孩受到一条凶猛的狗攻击，后来死了。 15. savage [=wild] beasts野兽 16. a savage criminal残暴的罪犯 17. He was the victim of a savage attack/beating.他是野蛮袭击/殴打的受害者。 18. a savage battle残酷的战斗 19. The coast was lashed by savage storms.猛烈的暴风雨击打着海岸。 20. savage criticism严苛的批评 21. He wrote savage satires about people he didn't like.他用尖刻的讽刺手法描写了他不喜欢的那些人。 22. a savage country/tribe未开化的国家；原始部落 23. She was savagely attacked by the dog.她遭到了那只狗的凶猛袭击。 24. He was savagely beaten.他遭到了毒打。 25. the savageness [=(more commonly) savagery] of the battle/crime战斗的残酷；罪行的凶残 26. a wild savage野人 27. What kind of savage could have committed such a terrible crime?多么残暴的人才会犯下这样可怕的罪行？ 28. He looked like he'd been savaged by a wild animal.他看起来像受到了野兽的凶狠攻击。 29. A hurricane savaged the city.飓风肆虐了这座城市。 30. The newspapers savaged his reputation.报纸严重诋毁了他的声誉。