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murderous adj.
⇨ violent violent adjective violent ♦︎ bloody ♦︎ rough ♦︎ murderous ♦︎ homicidal ♦︎ bloodthirstyThese words all describe people using physical force that is intended to hurt or kill sb. 这些词均表示暴力的、粗暴的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达粗暴的程度| rough | ➔ | violent | ➔ | murderous | | | bloody | | homicidal | | | | | bloodthirsty |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆violent / murderous / homicidal towards sb◆a violent / murderous / homicidal attack◆violent / murderous / homicidal tendencies■ violent involving or caused by physical force that is intended to hurt or kill sb 暴力的；强暴的；粗暴的◆Violent crime has increased by 15 per cent.暴力犯罪已上升了15%。◆Her husband was a violent man.她丈夫是个粗暴的人。◆He later met a violent death on the battlefield.后来他暴死在战场上。◆Children should not be allowed to watch violent movies (= that show a lot of violence).不应允许儿童看暴力电影。◆The crowd suddenly turned violent.人群突然变得狂暴起来。▸ violence noun [uncountable] ◆crimes / acts / threats of violence暴力犯罪／行为／威胁◆He condemned the protesters' use of violence against the police.他谴责抗议者对警察使用暴力。◆domestic violence (= between family members) 家庭暴力▸ violently adverb ◆The crowd reacted violently.人群反应激烈。■ bloody [usually before noun] (especially journalism 尤用于新闻) involving a lot of violence and killing 嗜杀的；血腥的；残暴的◆A bloody battle has been fought in the region.一场血战已经在该地区展开。◆The terrorists have halted their bloody campaign of violence.恐怖分子已经停止了凶残的暴力活动。ⓘ Bloody can describe battle or fight, but not the people involved. * bloody可形容战斗或搏斗，但不形容参与者◆Her husband was a bloody man. ■ rough (rather informal) not gentle or careful; violent 粗暴的；粗野的；猛烈的◆They complained of rough handling by the guards.他们抱怨受到了警卫的粗暴对待。◆She doesn't like playing with the rough kids.她不喜欢和粗野的孩子一起玩耍。◆ (spoken) Don't try any rough stuff with me.别想对我撒野。 OPP gentle ⇨ sensitive 1 ▸ roughly adverb ◆He pushed her roughly out of the way.他粗暴地把她推到一边。■ murderous /ˈmɜːdərəs; NAmE ˈmɜːrdərəs/ (written) intending or likely to kill another person; making sb likely to kill another person 蓄意谋杀的；凶残的；凶恶的；（使）可能会杀人的◆The film turns a murderous villain into a hero.这部影片把一个凶残的恶棍塑造成了英雄。◆Some of the patients had suicidal or murderous tendencies.一些病人有自杀或谋杀的倾向。ⓘ Murderous is often used to describe people feeling anger or hatred. * murderous常用于形容人感到愤怒或仇恨◆a murderous look / glance / mood凶恶的目光／一瞥／语气◆murderous intent / rage / jealousy凶残的意图／狂怒／忌妒 see also murder ⇨ murder , murder ⇨ kill verb ■ homicidal /ˌhɒmɪˈsaɪdl; NAmE ˌhɑːmɪˈsaɪdl/ (rather formal) murderous （使）可能会杀人的；有杀人倾向的◆He's a homicidal maniac.他是个杀人狂。◆She had clear homicidal tendencies.她有明显的杀人倾向。 see also homicide ⇨ murder NOTE 辨析 Murderous or homicidal? Murderous expresses stronger feelings of fear or disgust than homicidal; it is often used to describe behaviour caused by strong emotions such as anger and hatred. Homicidal is a more technical and less emotive (= showing strong emotions) term; it is often used to describe behaviour caused by mental illness. * murderous所包含的恐惧或讨厌比homicidal更强烈，常形容由强烈的情感，如愤怒或仇恨，引发的行为。homicidal是较为专业的用语，含感情成分较少，常形容由精神病引发的行为。■ bloodthirsty /ˈblʌdθɜːsti; NAmE ˈblʌdθɜːrsti/ wanting to kill or wound; enjoying seeing or hearing about killing and violence; describing or showing killing and violence 嗜杀成性的；喜好凶杀与暴力的；描写（或表现）凶杀与暴力的◆We are not a bloodthirsty people.我们不是个嗜杀成性的民族。◆It's a bloodthirsty tale of murder and revenge.这是个描写凶杀与复仇的血腥故事。 |