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ferociousness

/fuh-roh-shuhs/US // fəˈroʊ ʃəs //UK // (fəˈrəʊʃəs) //

凶猛性,凶猛,凶猛程度,凶残

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
    • : extreme or intense: a ferocious thirst.

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Examples

  • His personal misfortunes will prove the anarchy of the government and the ferociousness of the times.

  • To me they looked like demons with horrid creases of red and yellow paint on their faces that gave them a haggard ferociousness.

  • There were glaring eyes on all sides, and the countenances of some exhibited an animal ferociousness hideous to look upon.

  • There was a fascination in his manner that made the ferociousness of his antagonist subside into impotence.

  • The expression of his face rapidly changed from a look of entreaty to that of ferociousness.