VIOLENT1 people and their behaviour2 a violent person3 animals4 stories, films etc5 violent behaviour6 a violent situation7 deliberately avoiding violenceRELATED WORDSsee alsoCRUELDANGEROUSFIGHTATTACKKILLTHREATENHITCRIME1 people and their behaviour 人及其行为violent /ˈvaɪələnt/ [adjective]someone who isviolent attacks people physically, especially because this is part of their character. Aviolent action involves physical attacks on people 暴力的 My father was a violent man who couldn't control his temper. 我父亲是个性情暴烈的人，他控制不住自己的脾气。 There was a violent protest outside the court, and a police officer was injured. 法院门外出现暴力抗议，一名警察受伤。violent crime Everyone is worried about the increase in violent crime. 人人都担心暴力犯罪越来越多。turn violentsuddenly start to behave violently 变成暴力事件 Travellers to the country have been urged to avoid large crowds, which have occasionally turned violent in the past. 前往该国的游客被呼吁避免去人群聚集的地方，在过去这有时会演变成暴力事件。violently [adverb] He was violently attacked by a gang of youths. 他遭到一帮青少年的暴力袭击。brutal /ˈbruːtl/ [adjective]very cruel and violent, and without any pity 野蛮的，残忍的 The police are searching for the brutal attacker of a 98-year-old woman. 警方正在搜寻残忍地袭击一位98岁老太太的人。 Some of the prison guards were brutal and corrupt. 一些狱警既残忍又腐败。 a brutal dictator 残忍的独裁者brutal murder/attack/killing etc Carter was jailed for the brutal murder of a young mother of three. 卡特因残杀一位有三个孩子的年轻母亲而被监禁。brutally [adverb] The boy's body was found on wasteland, brutally stabbed to death. 小男孩的尸体在荒地被发现，他是被残忍地刺死的。aggressive /əˈgresɪv/ [adjective]someone who isaggressive behaves in an angry way, and seems to want to fight or argue, often when this is a part of their character 好斗的，有攻击性的，挑衅的 Some of the crowd were very aggressive, shouting and banging on windows. 人群中有些人很好斗，叫嚷着拍打窗户。 Kids who play violent video games show much more aggressive behaviour than those who don't. 玩暴力电子游戏的孩子比不玩的表现出更多攻击性行为。aggressively [adverb] The driver of the truck leant out of the window and yelled at me aggressively. 卡车司机探身出窗外，挑衅地冲着我叫骂。vicious /ˈvɪʃəs/ [adjective]someone who isvicious is violent and dangerous and seems to enjoy hurting people for no reason 凶残的 We found ourselves surrounded by a gang of vicious young thugs, armed with belts, sticks and stones. 我们发现自己被一伙凶残的年轻暴徒包围了，他们手里拿着皮带、棍子和石块。 ‘It was a particularly vicious crime,’ a police spokesman said. “这是相当残忍的罪案。”一位警方发言人说。vicious attack/assault Apparently the girl was the victim of a vicious sex attack. 显然，这个女孩是一起暴力性侵犯的受害者。visciously [adverb] The baby had been viciously battered to death. 这个小宝宝被残忍地殴打致死。savage /ˈsævɪdʒ/ [adjective]hurting people in a particularly cruel way 极凶恶的，极凶猛的，残暴的 Police are hunting the savage killer of five men in South London. 警方正在搜捕在伦敦南部残暴地杀死五名男子的人。 There was savage fighting in and around the eastern border towns. 东部边境城镇及其周围地区发生恶战。 Fussell described the war as ‘appallingly cruel and savage.’ 富塞尔把这场战争描述为“极为残忍和野蛮的”。savagely [adverb] It is alleged that Davies savagely attacked Mrs Cousins with a knife. 据称戴维斯用一把小刀猛刺卡曾斯太太。ferocious /fəˈrəʊʃəs/ [adjective]aferocious attack or fight is extremely violent 〔攻击或打斗〕猛烈的，凶猛的，凶残的 It was one of the most ferocious attacks on prison officers I have ever seen. 这是我见过的最激烈的袭击狱警事件之一。 Defence lawyers claimed that the shooting was a spontaneous reaction, ferocious, but not part of a plan. 辩方律师声称，开枪是自然反应，动作凶猛但不是有预谋的。ferociously [adverb] The boy fought ferociously. 那个男孩打得很凶。rough /rʌf/ [adjective]using force or violence but not causing serious injury 粗暴的，粗鲁的 Some of the boys were being a bit rough with the younger kids. 有些男孩子对较小的孩子有点粗暴。rough treatment/handling The hostages received some rough treatment during their long period of captivity. 人质在长时间被囚禁期间受到一些粗暴的对待。 The police have been criticized for their rough handling of the demonstrators. 警察被批评对待示威者太粗暴。roughly [adverb] A man on the subway grabbed her roughly, asking for money. 地铁里，有一个男人粗暴地抓住她，向她要钱。2 a violent person 凶暴的人thug /θʌg/ [countable noun]a man, especially a criminal, who has rough manners and uses violent methods 恶棍，暴徒，〔尤指〕罪犯 A policeman is fighting for his life after young thugs threw a brick through his patrol car windscreen. 有年轻暴徒向巡逻车的挡风玻璃扔了一块砖头，一名警察生命垂危。 A gang of thugs was waiting for him round the back. He didn't have a chance. 一伙暴徒在后面等着他，他没有机会了。brute /bruːt/ [countable noun]if you call a man abrute, you mean he is cruel and violent and does not care if he hurts people 残忍的人，无人性的人 She spun round and screamed, ‘Leave him alone, you brute!’ 她猛地转过身来尖叫道：“别碰他，你这个畜生！”a brute of a man Milly had a husband -- a great brute of a man who knocked her about. 米莉有过一个丈夫—那是个畜生，对她拳打脚踢。hooliganalsohoodlumAmerican /ˈhuːlɪgən, ˈhuːləgən, ˈhuːdləm/ [countable noun]a violent young man, often a member of a group, who enjoys causing damage and hurting people, especially in public places 〔尤在公共场所的〕小流氓，街头恶棍 According to the report, the riots had been started by a group of young hoodlums. 据报道，这些暴乱是一群小流氓引起的。 Football hooligans caused over £30,000 of damage in bars and restaurants near the stadium. 足球流氓给体育馆附近的酒吧和餐厅造成了三万多英镑的损失。 His father was attacked by a gang of hooligans in a back street. 他父亲在一条偏僻的街上被一帮小流氓袭击。psychopath /ˈsaɪkəpæθ/ [countable noun]a mentally ill person who behaves violently and kills people, and is unable to feel sorry 〔杀人的〕精神变态者，变态人格者 Police described the killer as a psychopath. 警方称凶手是一个精神变态者。 The main character in the movie is Dr Hannibal Lector, who displays all the characteristics of a psychopath. 影片的主人公是汉尼拔·莱克特医生，他表现出了一个精神变态者的种种特点。3 animals 动物fierce /fɪəʳs/ [adjective]afierce animal looks very frightening and is ready to attack people 凶猛的 The dog was standing at the gate, looking fierce and growling. 那条狗站在大门口，看上去很凶猛，而且狂吠不已。 Swans are always fierce in defence of their young. 天鹅在保护幼雏的时候总是表现得很凶猛。fiercely [adverb] The female spider often reacts fiercely to the male's advances. 对于公蜘蛛的求爱，母蜘蛛常有凶猛的反应。vicious /ˈvɪʃəs/ [adjective]avicious animal is likely to attack and cause injury, often suddenly and for no reason 凶猛的；会伤人的〔常为突然地及无原因〕 Keep away from that horse -- he can be vicious. 离那匹马远点—它会伤人。 Rottweilers are vicious dogs, far too dangerous to have as pets. 罗威纳狗是一种凶猛的动物，当宠物养太危险了。viciously [adverb] I put out my hand to stroke the cat but it spat at me viciously. 我伸手去抚摸那只猫，它却冲着我呼噜呼噜地叫了起来。savage /ˈsævɪdʒ/ [adjective]violent in a completely uncontrolled way, and always ready to attack 极凶猛的 They caught the monkey, but it was so savage that no one could get near enough to feed it. 他们抓住了猴子，但它非常凶猛，没人能走近喂它吃的。 At night, packs of savage dogs roamed the streets. 夜里，成群的恶狗在街上游荡。savagely [adverb] The dog snarled savagely as soon as we came near. 我们一走近，那条狗就恶狠狠地咆哮起来。ferocious /fəˈrəʊʃəs/ [adjective]violent and frighteningly powerful, and so able to cause great harm 凶恶的，凶猛的 The tiger is a ferocious beast which has already killed ten villagers. 这只老虎非常凶猛，已经咬死了十个村民。 These bears look ferocious, but attacks by them are extremely rare. 这些熊看似凶猛，但是极少有熊袭击人的事件发生。ferociously [adverb] The eagle tears at its prey ferociously with its beak. 鹰用嘴狠狠撕扯猎物。4 stories, films etc 故事、影片等violent /ˈvaɪələnt/ [adjective]violent films, stories, or television programmes contain a lot of fighting and killing 暴力的 I think Tarantino's films are too violent. 我认为塔伦蒂诺的电影暴力镜头太多。 Do violent programmes and video games really cause people to become more aggressive? 暴力节目和电子游戏真的会让人变得更有攻击性吗？gory /ˈgɔːri/ [adjective]gory films, descriptions etc clearly show or describe violent injuries, blood, death etc 血淋淋的；令人毛骨悚然的，骇人听闻的 The book's descriptions of the killings were unbelievably gory. 这本书对杀人场面的描述骇人听闻。 a gory horror movie 令人毛骨悚然的恐怖片5 violent behaviour 暴力行为violence /ˈvaɪələns/ [uncountable noun]fighting, killing, and other violent behaviour 暴力〔行为〕 In some parts of the city, teachers have to deal with violence in the classroom. 在本市的某些地方，老师要应付教室里的暴力事件。 complaints about sex and violence on TV 对电视上性与暴力镜头的投诉violence against The statistics show that male violence against women is widespread. 数据显示，男性对女性的暴力普遍存在。aggression /əˈgreʃən/ [uncountable noun]angry feelings or behaviour that often results in fighting 好斗情绪；攻击性行为 In a prison, drugs sometimes have to be used to control aggression. 在监狱里，有时必须用药物来控制好斗情绪。aggression in Some people think that aggression in children may be caused by the food they eat. 有些人认为，儿童的攻击性行为是由他们所吃的食物引起的。aggression towards/toward Low-ranking male chimpanzees eat with the dominant females, who show no aggresssion towards them. 地位低的雄性黑猩猩与地位占优势的雌性黑猩猩一起进食，后者没有表现出攻击性。brutality /bruːˈtælɪti, bruːˈtæləti/ [uncountable noun]deliberately cruel and violent behaviour that shows no pity for the person who is injured or killed 野蛮，残忍，粗暴 Civil rights activists were appalled by the brutality of the police. 民权人士对警察的野蛮行径大为震惊。mindless brutalityused to emphasize that there is no good reason for a violent action 无谓的野蛮行为 The killings were an act of mindless brutality. 这些杀人事件是无谓的野蛮行为。savagery /ˈsævɪdʒəri/ [uncountable noun]extreme and uncontrolled violence in which people are attacked and killed 极残暴的行为 Thompson condemned the murder as ‘an appalling attack of savagery’. 汤普森谴责这起谋杀是“令人震惊的残暴袭击”。 The book tells of the boys’ rapid descent into savagery, and the use of torture and terror. 本书讲述这些男孩子很快堕落到野蛮的地步，并使用拷打和恐怖手段。ferocity /fəˈrɒsɪti, fəˈrɒsətiǁfəˈrɑː-/ [uncountable noun]extreme violence in fighting or in attacking someone 凶残，残暴 Further attacks escalated rapidly in extent and ferocity. 袭击事件继续发生，其严重性和凶残程度迅速升级。the ferocity of something The knife had snapped in two from the ferocity of the attack. 这把刀因攻击的力度太猛烈而断为两截。 The ferocity of the piranha fish has made it famous. 水虎鱼以凶残著称。force /fɔːʳs/ [uncountable noun]violent action, used in order to make someone do something 武力，暴力 We want to end the demonstration without force. 我们希望以非暴力手段结束示威游行。use force The police do not use force when arresting people unless it's absolutely necessary. 除非迫不得已，否则警方不会使用武力逮捕人。by forceusing force 使用武力 Her husband tried to get the children back by force. 她丈夫试图强行把孩子带回去。6 a violent situation 暴力的局面riot /ˈraɪət/ [countable noun]a situation in which a large crowd of people is behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way, especially when they are protesting about something 暴乱，骚乱〔尤指抗议某事〕 More than 150 officers battled to end the riots outside the embassy. 150多名警察奋力平息使馆外发生的骚乱。race riotsbetween people of different races 种族骚乱 In 1943 there were violent race riots in Detroit in which 25 black people died. 1943年，底特律市发生激烈的种族骚乱，25名黑人死亡。prison/student etc riots the student riots in Paris in the 1960s 20世纪60年代发生在巴黎的学生骚乱riots erupt/break outstart suddenly and violently 爆发骚乱 Riots erupted in the capital after police banned two anti-government demonstrations. 警方禁止两起反政府示威游行后，首都爆发了骚乱。put down a riotstop a riot 平息骚乱 The army was called in to put down the riots. 军队奉召来平息骚乱。riot policepolice whose job is to stop riots 防暴警察 Riot police used tear gas against the protestors. 防暴警察使用催泪瓦斯对付抗议者。unrest /ʌnˈrest/ [uncountable noun]a social or political situation in which people protest and often behave violently 〔社会或政治上的〕动荡，动乱，骚动 In the unrest since January, 103 people have died. 在1月份开始的动乱中，已有103人死亡。civil/industrial/political/social etc unrest The Foreign Office is advising people not to travel to the area, because of civil unrest. 外交部建议民众不要前往该区，因为那里发生了内乱。 a wave of nation-wide strikes and industrial unrest 一波席卷全国的罢工及工业动荡的浪潮a state of unrest For several weeks students at the university have been in a state of unrest. 几个星期以来，大学里的学生一直处于动乱之中。disturbance /dɪˈstɜːʳbəns/ [countable noun usually plural]a situation in which people fight or behave violently in public 骚乱，动乱 The government is introducing special new measures to deal with prison riots and disturbances. 政府正在采取新的特别措施应付监狱骚乱。civil disturbances Israel was reported to be offering guidance to the army on controlling civil disturbances. 据报道，以色列在指导军队控制国内骚乱。minor/major disturbances There were minor disturbances in Amman during the recent by-elections. 安曼在最近的补选中发生了小小的骚乱。7 deliberately avoiding violence 故意避免暴力的peaceful /ˈpiːsfəl/ [adjective] The revolution turned out to be less peaceful than we had hoped. 这场革命结果不如我们期望的那么和平。 On May 13th, there was a peaceful demonstration of students calling for the resignation of the military regime. 5月13日，学生举行和平示威游行，要求军政府下台。peacefully [adverb] The protest march began peacefully, but soon descended into violence. 抗议游行开始的时候是以和平方式进行的，但很快就演变成了暴力事件。non-violent /nɒn ˈvaɪələnt/ [adjective]non-violent methods, protests, organizations etc deliberately avoid using violence 非暴力的 Our organization has always been non-violent and non-partisan. 我们的组织一直是非暴力、无党派性的。 In 1942, the Congress Party demanded immediate independence, and threatened massive though non-violent resistance. 1942年，国大党要求立即独立，并以大规模的非暴力抵抗相威胁。non-violence [uncountable noun] It was in South Africa that Gandhi first used methods of non-violence, by staging sit-ins for the ‘coloured’ population. 甘地是在南非首次使用非暴力的方法，为“有色”人种举行静坐示威的。