having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness 凶猛的;好斗的;凶残的;激烈的 the fierce air battles that ensued over the Pacific. 随后在太平洋上空展开的激烈空战。 ■(of a feeling, emotion, or action) showing a heartfelt and powerful intensity (感觉,情感,行动)强烈的;狂热的;猛烈的 he kissed her with a fierce, demanding passion. 他如饥似渴地狂吻着她。 ■(of the weather or temperature) powerful and destructive in extent or intensity (天气,气温)恶劣的,狂暴的 fierce storms lashed the country. 猛烈的暴风雨鞭笞着旷野。 ■(of a mechanism) having a jolting and powerful abruptness of action (机械装置)活动强烈(或猛烈)的 the fire door had a fierce pneumatic return. 防火门被气压装置猛弹了回去。
adverb
(Irish informal)very; extremely (爱尔兰,非正式)非常;极其 he was fierce proud. 他极其骄傲。
常用词组 something fierce
(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)to a great and almost overwhelming extent (非正式,主北美)很,非常;太 he said he missed me something fierce. 他说他太想我了。
派生 fiercely adverb fierceness noun 语源
Middle English: from Old French fiers 'fierce, brave, proud', from Latin ferus 'untamed'