“猛烈”常见的英文表达有 fierce、violent、intense、severe 等,具体使用哪个词取决于语境:
fierce:强调凶猛、激烈,常用来形容战斗、竞争、天气等具有强烈攻击性或激烈程度的场景。例如:
The battle was fierce, with both sides suffering heavy casualties.(战斗很激烈,双方都伤亡惨重。)
A fierce storm is approaching.(一场猛烈的风暴即将来临。)
violent:侧重于表示带有暴力、激烈动作或强烈力量的行为、现象等,常与冲突、运动、自然现象等搭配。例如:
The protest turned violent, with people throwing stones at the police.(抗议活动演变成了暴力事件,人们向警察投掷石块。)
A violent earthquake shook the city.(一场猛烈的地震震撼了这座城市。)
intense:常用来描述程度深、强度大,带有强烈的情感、感觉或活动,可形容竞争、讨论、光线、疼痛等多种情境。例如:
The competition for the job was intense.(这份工作的竞争非常激烈。)
The intense heat made it difficult to work outside.(酷热难耐,让人很难在户外工作。)
severe:可表示程度上的严重、剧烈,也可形容态度、惩罚等严厉,在描述自然现象时,强调其严重性和破坏性。例如:
The patient is suffering from severe pain.(病人正遭受着剧烈的疼痛。)
The region was hit by a severe drought.(这个地区遭受了严重的旱灾。)