violence

英 [ˈvaɪələns]

美 [ˈvaɪələns]

n.  暴力; 暴行; 狂热; 激情; 激烈的力量

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1677 / COCA.1037

牛津词典

noun

• 暴力；暴行
  violent behaviour that is intended to hurt or kill sb
  1. crimes/acts/threats of violence
     暴力犯罪 / 行为 / 威胁
  2. He condemned the protesters' use of violence against the police.
     他谴责抗议者对警察使用暴力。
  3. domestic violence (= between family members)
     家庭暴力
  4. Why do they always have to resort to violence ?
     为什么他们总是非要诉诸暴力不可呢？
  5. Violence broke out/erupted inside the prison last night.
     昨晚监狱里发生了暴力事件。
  6. Is there too much sex and violence on TV?
     电视上有太多的色情和暴力吗？
• 狂热；激情；激烈的力量
  physical or emotional force and energy
  1. The violence of her feelings surprised him.
     她感情之强烈使他吃惊。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 暴力;暴行
  Violenceis behaviour which is intended to hurt, injure, or kill people.
  1. Twenty people were killed in the violence...
     有20人在这一暴力事件中丧生。
  2. They threaten them with violence.
     他们对其进行暴力威胁。
  3. ...domestic violence between husband and wife.
     夫妻间的家庭暴力
• N-UNCOUNT （言行的）狂暴，激烈，愤怒
  If you do or say something withviolence, you use a lot of force and energy in doing or saying it, often because you are angry.
  1. 'There's no need,' Amy said, with sudden violence...
     “没有必要，”埃米突然激愤地说。
  2. The violence in her tone gave Alistair a shock.
     她语气之强烈令阿利斯泰尔深感震惊。

英英释义

noun

• an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
  1. he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one
  Synonym:force
• the property of being wild or turbulent
  1. the storm's violence
  Synonym:ferocityfiercenessfuriousnessfuryvehemencewildness
• a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.

双语例句

• Greater demands were being placed on the police by growing violence and left-and right-wing extremism.
  暴力事件和左右翼极端主义日益猖獗，这对警方提出了更高的要求。
• He has begun a hunger strike in protest over political violence in Karachi.
  为了抗议卡拉奇的政治暴力，他已开始了绝食。
• The street protests had been infiltrated by people bent on violence
  街头抗议的人群中已经渗入了一些倾向于暴力的人。
• Twenty people were killed in the violence
  有20人在这一暴力事件中丧生。
• I don't condone violence in any shape or form
  我不能容忍任何形式的暴力。
• The violence in her tone gave Alistair a shock.
  她语气之强烈令阿利斯泰尔深感震惊。
• The entire film revolves around drugs, sex and violence
  整个影片围绕着毒品、性和暴力展开。
• I call on everyone to renounce the use of violence and armed struggle
  我呼吁每个人都放弃使用暴力和武装斗争。
• What separates terrorism from other acts of violence?
  恐怖主义和其他暴力行为的区别是什么？
• The authorities have been too pusillanimous in merely condemning the violence.
  当局对暴行只是进行了谴责，真是太胆小怕事了。