词组短语
同近义词辨析
brutal, ruthless, savage, fierce, inhuman, barbarous, cruel
这组词都有“残忍的”的意思，其区别是：
brutal指极端的残忍，强调无情或缺乏同情心，含不择手段的意味。
ruthless与cruel同义。强调为达到目的，对别人的痛苦毫无怜悯之心。
savage指缺乏文明人应有的教养，尤指在动怒或冲动时表现出的粗野蛮横，含野蛮意味。
inhuman着重缺乏同情心、仁爱等人类特有的良好的品质。
barbarous专指只有原始或未开化的人才会有的残忍行为。
stormy, wild, fierce, turbulent, violent
这组词都有“剧烈的，凶猛的，狂暴的”的意思，其区别是：
wild普通用词，既可指自然界的荒芜，未被驯化状态，又指人的无法无天，不文明的野蛮行为。
turbulent正式用词，多用描写风和水，也可指心神不定或控制不住的感情波动。
violent普通用词，指人时侧重极为不安，异常激，暗含有达或暴力行为；也指破坏性的或不可控制的自然力量。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- What he said met with fierce opposition.
他的话语遭到激烈反对。 - Because there is so much unemployment, the competition for jobs is fierce.
因为失业严重，求职的竞争十分激烈。 - The postman was bitten by a fierce dog.
那个邮递员被一只恶狗咬了。 - He has a very fierce look on his face.
他脸上一副凶相。 - The fierce sun parched the bare earth.
灼热的阳光炙烤着光秃秃的大地。
权威例句
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