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ADJ-GRADED
兇猛的;兇暴的
A ferocious animal, person, or action is very fierce and violent.
例句
...a ferocious guard-dog...
兇惡的看門狗
The police had had to deal with some of the most ferocious violence ever seen on the streets of London.
警方不得不去處理倫敦街頭發生的一些極其嚴重的暴力事件。
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ADJ-GRADED
(戰爭、爭論等沖突)激烈的，猛烈的，酷烈的
A ferocious war, argument, or other form of conflict involves a great deal of anger, bitterness, and determination.
例句
Fighting has been ferocious...
戰斗十分激烈。
A ferocious battle to select a new parliamentary candidate is in progress.
推選一位新的議會候選人的激戰正酣。
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ADJ-GRADED
(行動或感情)強烈的，決然的
If you describe actions or feelings as ferocious, you mean that they are intense and determined.
例句
Lindbergh was startled at the ferocious depth of anti-British feeling.
反英情緒之深之烈令林德伯格大為震驚。