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单词 fierce
释义
fierce
adjective
uk
/fɪəs/us
/fɪrs/
B2
physicallyviolentandfrightening:
猛烈的；激烈的；骇人的
a fierceattack/battle猛烈的进攻／激烈的战斗
Two men wereshotduring fiercefightinglastweekend.上周末的激战中两人遭受枪击。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
violent
  • violentHer ex-boyfriend was violent.
  • aggressiveShe was very aggressive towards the TV reporters.
  • ferociousA ferocious dog guarded the house.
  • fierceThe battle for the stronghold was fierce, with hundreds of soldiers killed.
  • savageIt was a savage attack.
  • brutalHe was jailed for the brutal crime.
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B2
strongandpowerful:
狂暴的
Fiercewindspreventedtheracefrom takingplace.狂风致使比赛无法进行。
Firefighters had toretreatfrom the fierceheat.消防员面对逼人的热浪只得后撤。
B2
showingstrongfeelingorenergeticactivity:
强烈的；狂热的
Theexpansionplanswillfacefierceopposition/resistancefromenvironmentalists.扩建计划会遭到环境保护主义者的强烈反对／抵制。
There is fiercecompetitiontojointheSpecialBranch.加入特别支队要面对激烈的竞争。
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felt or experienced with a lot of force
  • strongI felt a strong urge to hug him.
  • powerfulAnger is one of the most powerful human emotions.
  • intenseShe learned that even intense emotional pain passes.
  • fierceThe people have a fierce pride in their country.
  • deepHe suffered from a deep feeling of inadequacy.
  • deep-seatedHe has a deep-seated loathing of snobbery.
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USinformal
difficult:
困难的
Thechemistryexamwas fierce!化学考试太难了！
informalapproving
lookingconfidentandactingin a way thatshowsthat youfeelgood about yourself andyourappearance:
Thegirlgrouplookfierce around aswimmingpoolin thevideofortheirnewsingle.
More examples
  • There was fiercecombatbetween the twosides.
  • Hisdetractorsclaimthat his fiercetempermakes himunsuitableforpartyleadership.
  • Despite fiercecompetitionshe made agallantefforttowinthe firstmedalof thechampionships.
  • She haspublisheda fierceanti-warpolemic.
  • There's fiercerivalryfor thejob.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Violent or aggressive
  • aggressive
  • aggressively
  • aggressiveness
  • aggro
  • agonistic
  • ferocity
  • fierceness
  • fighting words
  • flex
  • flexyourmusclesidiom
  • pugnacity
  • rabble-rousing
  • raging
  • Rambo
  • rampage
  • viciousness
  • violence
  • warlike
  • warmonger
  • warmongering
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Physically strong and powerful
Energetic and lively
Strong feelings
Complicated and difficult to do
Confidence & self-assurance

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fierceness

Idiom

something fierce
(Definition offiercefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
fierce
adjective
uk
/fɪəs/us
/fɪrs/
B2
physicallyviolentandfrightening
猛烈的；激烈的；骇人的
a fierceattack/battle猛烈的进攻／激烈的战斗
Two men wereshotduring fiercefightinglastweekend.上周末的激战中两人遭受枪击。
B2
strongandpowerful
狂暴的
Fiercewindspreventedtheracefrom takingplace.狂风致使比赛无法进行。
Firefighters had toretreatfrom the fierceheat.消防员面对逼人的热浪只得后撤。
B2
showingstrongfeelingorenergeticactivity
强烈的；狂热的
Theexpansionplanswillfacefierceopposition/resistancefromenvironmentalists.扩建计划会遭到环境保护主义者的强烈反对／抵制。
There is fiercecompetitiontojointheSpecialBranch.加入特别支队要面对激烈的竞争。
USinformal
difficult
困难的
Thechemistryexamwas fierce!化学考试太难了！
More examples
  • There was fiercecombatbetween the twosides.
  • Hisdetractorsclaimthat his fiercetempermakes himunsuitableforpartyleadership.
  • Despite fiercecompetitionshe made agallantefforttowinthe firstmedalof thechampionships.
  • She haspublisheda fierceanti-warpolemic.
  • There's fiercerivalryfor thejob.

Idiom

something fierce

fierce| American Dictionary

fierce
adjective
us
/fɪərs/
violentandforceful:
fiercethunderstorms
Thecityhad been under fierceattack.
Fierce can alsomeansevereorextremelystrong:
She’s a fiercecriticof USpolicies.
He was a fiercecompetitor.
(Definition offiercefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffierce

fierce
There can indeed be little doubt that the last decade has seenfiercetheoretical competition between different perspectives.
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But, as soon as the war ended, social unrest spread rapidly because offierceinflation and other factors.
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The regime argued that the period in question was ' too close ' to the present and still laden withfierceemotions and subjectivity.
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Certainly both issues have led tofiercehistorical debate.
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Itsfiercerhetoric, bordering on adventurism, alarmed the college administration.
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This led to the frequent transfer of landholdings, afierceand continuous competition for land and ample possibilities for accumulation.
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The academic struggle often seems to resemble natural selection, where the fiercest competition is between conspecifics, rather than between different species.
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Instead of representing a golden age of universal popular religion, these urban festivals were often the focus offiercepolitical struggles.
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Despite all these constraints, however, national health insurance passed in 1966 and, afterfiercestruggles in the provinces, was fully implemented by 1971.
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There are several basic textbooks on the market; some of the recent ones are rather good, and competition isfierce.
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At that time, the drive-in became the diner's fiercest competitor.
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Thefierceconfrontation with communism in the early cold war years played a very important role in this remarkable transformation.
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Competition among the diverse perspectives and realisations of networked music concepts remainsfierce.
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Expected severe punishment raises the possibility of an outright andfierceconfrontation with the law enforcement agency.
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Toward the end of the late 1730s, violent resistance predominated, culminating in thefiercefrontier war of 1739.
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