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ADJ-GRADED
凶猛的;凶暴的
A ferocious animal, person, or action is very fierce and violent.
例句
...a ferocious guard-dog...
凶恶的看门狗
The police had had to deal with some of the most ferocious violence ever seen on the streets of London.
警方不得不去处理伦敦街头发生的一些极其严重的暴力事件。
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ADJ-GRADED
(战争、争论等冲突)激烈的，猛烈的，酷烈的
A ferocious war, argument, or other form of conflict involves a great deal of anger, bitterness, and determination.
例句
Fighting has been ferocious...
战斗十分激烈。
A ferocious battle to select a new parliamentary candidate is in progress.
推选一位新的议会候选人的激战正酣。
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ADJ-GRADED
(行动或感情)强烈的，决然的
If you describe actions or feelings as ferocious, you mean that they are intense and determined.
例句
Lindbergh was startled at the ferocious depth of anti-British feeling.
反英情绪之深之烈令林德伯格大为震惊。