“激烈”常见的英文表达有 intense、fierce、vehement、acute 等,具体使用哪个词取决于语境:
intense: 强调程度深、强烈,常用于描述竞争、情绪、活动等。例如:
The competition between the two teams was intense.(两队之间的竞争非常激烈。)
He felt an intense sense of frustration.(他感到一种强烈的挫败感。)
fierce:侧重指凶猛、剧烈,常用来形容战斗、争论、竞争等带有对抗性或冲突性的场景。例如:
There was a fierce battle between the two armies.(两军之间展开了一场激烈的战斗。)
The debate over the new policy grew fierce.(关于新政策的争论变得很激烈。)
vehement:着重指情绪、言辞等激烈、强烈,常带有冲动、激动的意味。例如:
He made a vehement denial of the charges.(他极力否认这些指控。)
acute:除了表示“敏锐的”,还可用于描述程度深、情况严重的激烈状态,常用于医学、经济等领域,也可用于一般语境表示激烈程度。例如:
The company is facing an acute shortage of funds.(公司正面临严重的资金短缺问题。 )
There was an acute sense of tension in the room.(房间里弥漫着一种强烈的紧张气氛。)