savage

savage
adjective

(of an animal or force of nature) fierce, violent, and uncontrolled
（动物，自然力）凶猛的；猛烈的
he was attacked by a savage hound.
他遭到一只凶猛的狗的攻击。
■cruel and vicious; aggressively hostile
凶残的；恶毒的
they launched a savage attack on the Budget.
他们对预算案发起猛烈攻击。
■(chiefly in historical or literary contexts) primitive; uncivilized
(主史／文)原始的，未开化的
■(of a place) wild-looking and inhospitable; uncultivated
（地方）荒凉的；未开发的
■(of something bad or negative) very great; severe
（坏事）极大的；严重的
this would deal a savage blow to the government's fight.
这将会给政府的斗争以极大打击。

noun

(chiefly in historical or literary contexts) a member of a people regarded as primitive and uncivilized
(主史／文)原始时代的人，未开化的人
■a brutal or vicious person
凶狠恶毒的人；野蛮的人
the mother of one of the victims has described his assailants as savages.
一个受害者的母亲把攻击者形容成野蛮人。
■(Heraldry)a representation of a bearded and semi-naked man with a wreath of leaves
(纹章)长须半裸带叶环男人形

verb

[with obj.](especially of a dog or wild animal) attack ferociously and maul
（尤指狗、野生动物）凶猛攻击，伤害
police are rounding up dogs after a girl was savaged.
一个小女孩被咬伤后，警察正在围捕狗。
■subject to a vicious verbal attack; criticize brutally
激烈的言词攻击；猛烈批评
he savaged the government for wasting billions in their failed bid to prop up the pound.
他猛烈抨击政府浪费数十亿支持英镑的失败努力。

派生
savagely
adverb
savageness
noun
savagery
noun
语源

Middle English: from Old French sauvage 'wild', from Latin silvaticus 'of the woods', from silva 'a wood'

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