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savage adj.野蛮的,未开化的,凶猛的,残忍的 vt.用暴力对付 n.原始的人,粗鲁的人 Describing an animal as savage means that it is true to its wild, ferocious nature, but if you describe a person or the actions of a person as savage, it means "cruel" or "brutal." A place can also be described as savage if it's untamed, uninhabitable, and unwelcoming. When savage takes the form of a noun, it means "a brutal person," and when it's a verb it means "to attack ferociously." Any way you use it, savage is uncivilized and violent. ★★☆☆☆ 2000.2

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['sævidʒ] A polar bear in a zoo might look like an adorable giant stuffed animal, but if you met a hungry one in its native environment, it would seem more savage — wild and fierce — than cute. Darwin had a phrase to describe those ignorant of evolution: they “look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension.” 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]凶恶的；残暴的；凶猛的；野的；未驯服的 Someone or something that is savage is extremely cruel, violent, and uncontrolled. This was a savage attack on a defenceless young girl.这是对一个毫无自卫能力的年轻女孩的野蛮袭击。...the savage wave of violence that swept the country in November 1987.1987 年 11 月横扫全国的暴力狂潮...a savage dog lunging at the end of a chain.扯着链子不断猛扑的一只恶狗savagelyHe was savagely beaten.他遭到了一顿毒打。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]野蛮人；未开化的人 If you refer to people as savages, you dislike them because you think that they do not have an advanced society and are violent.   [usu pl]  [disapproval]...their conviction that the area was a frozen desert peopled with uncouth savages.他们深信该地区曾是严寒的沙漠并居住着未开化的野人3[VERB 动词](狗等)凶猛地攻击，撕咬 If someone is savaged by a dog or other animal, the animal attacks them violently.   [be V-ed]  [usu passive]The animal then turned on him and he was savaged to death.接着野兽突然袭击了他，最后把他咬死了。4[VERB 动词]激烈批评；猛烈抨击 If someone or something that they have done is savaged by another person, that person criticizes them severely.   [be V-ed]  [V n]The show had already been savaged by critics...这场演出已受到评论家们的激烈抨击。Speakers called for clearer direction and savaged the Chancellor.发言人纷纷要求进一步明确方向并强烈地抨击了该财政大臣。

英语单词	savage
英美音标	['sævidʒ]
中文释义	adj.野蛮的,未开化的,凶猛的,残忍的 vt.用暴力对付 n.原始的人,粗鲁的人
vocab简明	A polar bear in a zoo might look like an adorable giant stuffed animal, but if you met a hungry one in its native environment, it would seem more savage — wild and fierce — than cute.
vocab扩展	Describing an animal as savage means that it is true to its wild, ferocious nature, but if you describe a person or the actions of a person as savage, it means "cruel" or "brutal." A place can also be described as savage if it's untamed, uninhabitable, and unwelcoming. When savage takes the form of a noun, it means "a brutal person," and when it's a verb it means "to attack ferociously." Any way you use it, savage is uncivilized and violent.
真题原句	Darwin had a phrase to describe those ignorant of evolution: they “look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension.”
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]凶恶的；残暴的；凶猛的；野的；未驯服的 Someone or something that is savage is extremely cruel, violent, and uncontrolled. This was a savage attack on a defenceless young girl. 这是对一个毫无自卫能力的年轻女孩的野蛮袭击。 ...the savage wave of violence that swept the country in November 1987. 1987 年 11 月横扫全国的暴力狂潮 ...a savage dog lunging at the end of a chain. 扯着链子不断猛扑的一只恶狗 savagely He was savagely beaten. 他遭到了一顿毒打。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]野蛮人；未开化的人 If you refer to people as savages, you dislike them because you think that they do not have an advanced society and are violent. [usu pl] [disapproval] ...their conviction that the area was a frozen desert peopled with uncouth savages. 他们深信该地区曾是严寒的沙漠并居住着未开化的野人 3 [VERB 动词](狗等)凶猛地攻击，撕咬 If someone is savaged by a dog or other animal, the animal attacks them violently. [be V-ed] [usu passive] The animal then turned on him and he was savaged to death. 接着野兽突然袭击了他，最后把他咬死了。 4 [VERB 动词]激烈批评；猛烈抨击 If someone or something that they have done is savaged by another person, that person criticizes them severely. [be V-ed] [V n] The show had already been savaged by critics... 这场演出已受到评论家们的激烈抨击。 Speakers called for clearer direction and savaged the Chancellor. 发言人纷纷要求进一步明确方向并强烈地抨击了该财政大臣。
来源	2000.2

Savage Means Animal Person D Describe Attack Violent