savage

英 [ˈsævɪdʒ]

美 [ˈsævɪdʒ]

adj.  凶恶的; 凶残的; 损害严重的; 猛烈抨击的; 蒙昧的; 未开化的; 野蛮的
n.  野蛮人; 未开化的人; 凶狠残暴的人
v.  凶狠地攻击(或伤害); 残害; 猛烈批评; 激烈抨击

复数：savages　过去分词：savaged　过去式：savaged　现在分词：savaging　第三人称单数：savages　

Collins.2 / BNC.7623 / COCA.10011

牛津词典

adj.

凶恶的；凶残的；损害严重的
aggressive and violent; causing great harm
1. savage dogs
  恶狗
2. 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”。
3. savage public spending cuts
  拼命削减公共开支
猛烈抨击的
involving very strong criticism
1. The article was a savage attack on the government's record.
  文章对政府的业绩进行了猛烈的抨击。
蒙昧的；未开化的；野蛮的
an offensive way of referring to groups of people or customs that are considered to be simple and not highly developed
1. a savage tribe
  野蛮部落

noun

野蛮人；未开化的人
an offensive word for sb who belongs to a people that is simple and not developed
1. the development of the human race from primitive savages
  人类走出蒙昧的演进过程
凶狠残暴的人
a cruel and violent person
1. He described the attack as the work of savages.
  他把这次袭击称为野蛮行径。

verb

凶狠地攻击（或伤害）；残害
to attack sb violently, causing serious injury
1. She was savaged to death by a bear.
  她遭熊袭击而丧命。
猛烈批评；激烈抨击
to criticize sb/sth severely
1. Her latest novel has been savaged by the critics.
  她最近的一部小说受到评论家的猛烈批评。

ADJ-GRADED 凶恶的;残暴的;凶猛的;野的;未驯服的
Someone or something that issavageis extremely cruel, violent, and uncontrolled.
1. This was a savage attack on a defenceless young girl.
  这是对一个毫无自卫能力的年轻女孩的野蛮袭击。
2. ...the savage wave of violence that swept the country in November 1987.
  1987 年 11 月横扫全国的暴力狂潮
3. ...a savage dog lunging at the end of a chain.
  扯着链子不断猛扑的一只恶狗
N-COUNT 野蛮人;未开化的人
If you refer to people assavages, you dislike them because you think that they do not have an advanced society and are violent.
1. ...their conviction that the area was a frozen desert peopled with uncouth savages.
  他们深信该地区曾是严寒的沙漠并居住着未开化的野人
VERB (狗等)凶猛地攻击，撕咬
If someoneis savagedby a dog or other animal, the animal attacks them violently.
1. The animal then turned on him and he was savaged to death.
  接着野兽突然袭击了他，最后把他咬死了。
VERB 激烈批评;猛烈抨击
If someone or something that they have doneis savagedby another person, that person criticizes them severely.
1. The show had already been savaged by critics...
  这场演出已受到评论家们的激烈抨击。
2. Speakers called for clearer direction and savaged the Chancellor.
  发言人纷纷要求进一步明确方向并强烈地抨击了该财政大臣。

I had previously lived the life of a miserly savage.
我以前曾像吝啬的野蛮人那样生活过。
The wolf is characterized as a cunning and savage beast in many stories.
在许多故事里狼都被描绘成一种狡猾和残酷的动物。
Savage we call them because their manners differ from ours.
我们称他们野蛮，因为他们的举止和我们不同。
She was irritated by his savage behavior.
他的不文明行为激怒了她。
The Savage was now a good Christian, a much better than I;
这野人现在已成了一个虔诚的基督徒，甚至比我自己还要虔诚。
The animal then turned on him and he was savaged to death.
接着野兽突然袭击了他，最后把他咬死了。
Not a savage in sight.
没有看到一个野蛮人。
He made a savage attack on the policies of the government.
他对政府的政策进行了猛烈的抨击。
The savage robbed me of my precious jewels and ran away.
那个野蛮人抢走我贵重的珠宝后就逃走了。
The show had already been savaged by critics
这场演出已受到评论家们的激烈抨击。