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vicious adj.
⇨ vicious (vicious in its criticism) ⇨ cruel (a vicious assault) vicious adjective vicious ♦︎ malicious ♦︎ vindictive ♦︎ spiteful ♦︎ bitchyThese words all describe a person or their comments which show hatred and anger towards sb else. 这些词均表示充满仇恨的、恶意的、十分严厉的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a vicious / malicious / vindictive / spiteful attack◆a vicious / malicious / spiteful / bitchy remark◆vicious / malicious gossip / rumours◆a vicious / malicious campaign■ vicious / /ˈvɪʃəs/ / (disapproving) (of language or comments) full of hatred and anger （语言或评论）充满仇恨的，严厉的◆She wrote me a vicious letter after the incident.那次事件之后她给我写了一封充满仇恨的信。◆The committee was particularly vicious in its criticism of the management.委员会对管理部门的批评措辞尤其严厉。 see also vicious ⇨ cruel ■ malicious / /məˈlɪʃəs/ / (disapproving) having or showing hatred and a desire to harm or upset sb 怀有恶意的；恶毒的◆He took malicious pleasure in telling me what she had said.他幸灾乐祸地告诉我她说的那些话。▸ malice / /ˈmælɪs/ / noun [uncountable] ◆He sent the letter out of malice.他出于恶意寄出了那封信。◆She is entirely without malice.她完全没有恶意。■ vindictive / /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/ / (disapproving) trying to harm or upset sb, or showing that you want to, because you think that they have harmed you 想复仇的；报复性的；怀恨的◆She's nothing but a jealous, vindictive, old woman.她完全是个易生嫉妒，存心报复的老女人。▸ vindictively adverb ◆'It serves them right,' he thought vindictively.“他们罪有应得！”他幸灾乐祸地想。■ spiteful / /ˈspaɪtfl/ / (disapproving) behaving in an unkind way in order to hurt or upset sb 恶意的；居心不良的；故意使人苦恼的◆Why had she made such a spiteful remark?她为什么会说出这样恶毒的话呢？▸ spite noun [uncountable] ◆I'm sure he only said it out of spite.我相信他只是为了泄愤才那么说的。◆She was angry and full of spite.她怒气冲冲，满怀恶意。▸ spitefully adverb ◆'He doesn't want you there,' she said spitefully.“他不要你出现在那儿。”她心存恶意地说。■ bitchy (informal, disapproving) unpleasant and unkind about or towards other people 说人坏话的；出言不逊的◆Why is it that girls can be so bitchy towards each other?女孩子之间为什么能向对方说出这样刻薄的话？ see also bitch ⇨ villain cruel adjective ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ ruthless 另见ruthless条cruel ♦︎ brutal ♦︎ savage ♦︎ vicious ♦︎ sadistic ♦︎ barbaric ♦︎ inhuman ♦︎ inhumaneThese words all describe people deliberately causing pain and suffering. 这些词均表示人残酷的、冷酷的、暴虐的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆cruel / brutal / savage / vicious / sadistic / barbaric / inhuman / inhumane treatment◆cruel / brutal / savage / vicious / sadistic / barbaric / inhuman acts◆cruel / brutal / sadistic torture◆a cruel / an inhuman / inhumane punishment◆a cruel / brutal / vicious man◆cruel / savage / sadistic / inhuman eyes◆brutal / vicious / barbaric crimes◆brutal / savage / sadistic violence◆a brutal / savage / vicious / barbaric murder◆a brutal / savage / vicious attack / assault◆a brutal / savage killing / beating◆a brutal / vicious / sadistic killer / murderer■ cruel deliberately causing pain and suffering; showing a desire to cause pain and suffering 残酷的；残忍的；残暴的◆He was known to be a cruel dictator.他是一个出了名的残暴独裁者。◆I can't stand people who are cruel to animals.我无法容忍虐待动物的人。◆Her eyes were cruel and hard.她目光冷酷。OPP kind ⇨ kind adj. , humane ⇨ sensitive 1 ▸ cruelly adverb ◆The dog had been cruelly treated.那条狗曾经一直受到虐待。■ brutal / /ˈbruːtl/ / deliberately causing physical pain and suffering 残忍的；残暴的；兽性的◆We did not want to hear the details of the brutal attack.我们不想听那次野蛮攻击的细节。◆He had escaped from a brutal and repressive regime.他从一个残暴专制的政权下逃了出来。 see also brutal ⇨ ruthless ▸ brutally adverb ◆He had been brutally assaulted.他遭到了毒打。NOTE 辨析 Cruel or brutal? Brutal is usually used to talk about murders or attacks, or the people or regimes that carry these out. Cruel is used to talk about physical attacks too, but it is also commonly used to describe acts which cause mental pain and suffering. Cruel can often give the impression that the person carrying out the violence is enjoying the experience; it can be used with words describing how people look. * brutal一般用来形容谋杀或袭击，或施行此类暴行的人或政权。cruel亦用于形容身体袭击，但也常用于描述引起精神痛苦和伤害的行为。cruel常给人的印象是施暴者以此为乐，可与描述人的样子的词搭配◆a cruel mouth / grin / look显得残忍的嘴巴／笑／样子 Cruel can vary in strength: it can mean 'deliberately causing extreme pain' or it can just mean 'rather unkind'; brutal is always much stronger than 'unkind'. * cruel表示的残忍程度可强可弱，可指“故意折磨”，或仅为“心肠很硬”；brutal表示的残忍程度总是比“心肠硬”大很多。 see also unkind ⇨ mean adj. 1 ■ savage / /ˈsævɪdʒ/ / (especially journalism 尤用于新闻) fierce and violent; causing great harm 凶恶的；凶残的；损害严重的◆She had been badly hurt in what police described as 'a savage attack'.她遭受袭击而身受重伤，警方称这是一次“野蛮的袭击”。■ vicious / /ˈvɪʃəs/ / violent and cruel 狂暴的；残酷的；狠毒的◆He was set upon by vicious thugs.他受到凶狠暴徒的袭击。◆She has a vicious temper.她性情暴虐。ⓘ Vicious is often also used, sometimes with attack, to talk about things that people say or write. * vicious亦常形容言辞尖刻严厉，有时与attack连用。 see also vicious ⇨ vicious ■ sadistic / /səˈdɪstɪk/ / getting pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, from hurting other people 施虐的；（尤指）喜欢性施虐的◆He took sadistic pleasure in taunting the boy.嘲讽这个男孩让他有施虐的快感。■ barbaric /bɑːˈbærɪk; NAmE bɑːrˈbærɪk/ cruel and violent, and not as expected from people who are educated and respect each other 残暴的；野蛮的；没有文化的◆It was described as a particularly barbaric act.那被描述成一种特别野蛮的行为。◆The way these animals are killed is barbaric.宰杀这些动物的方式很残忍。■ inhuman (rather formal) completely lacking the qualities of kindness and pity 无同情心的；冷酷无情的◆We regard their treatment of the prisoners as inhuman.我们认为他们对待囚犯不人道。◆The photos showed inhuman and degrading conditions.这些照片展示了不人道和有损尊严的状况。▸ inhumanity noun [uncountable] ◆man's inhumanity to man人类相残 OPP humanity ⇨ sympathy ■ inhumane (rather formal) not caring about the suffering of other people or animals, especially in the way they are treated or punished （对他人或动物的痛苦）无动于衷的；残忍的；不人道的◆They protested about the inhumane treatment of the prisoners.他们抗议对囚犯的非人对待。 OPP humane ⇨ sensitive 1 |