“violently”是副词,意思是“猛烈地;剧烈地;暴力地;极度地”。它主要用于修饰动词,描述动作发生的强度、方式或程度,也可在特定语境下描述人的情绪状态。
“violently”最常见的用法是修饰动词,表明动作是以猛烈、剧烈或暴力的方式进行的。
描述自然现象:
The wind blew violently, knocking down trees and power lines.(风猛烈地吹着,吹倒了树木和电线杆。)这里“violently”修饰“blew”,形象地描绘出风的强度。
The earthquake shook the ground violently.(地震使地面剧烈震动。)“violently”强调地震震动时力量的强大和动作的剧烈。
描述物体运动:
The car skidded violently on the icy road.(汽车在结冰的路面上猛烈地打滑。)“violently”突出汽车打滑时幅度大、速度快的特点。
The waves crashed violently against the rocks.(海浪猛烈地撞击着岩石。)描述海浪撞击岩石这一动作的猛烈程度。
描述人的动作:
He slammed the door violently behind him.(他猛地把身后的门关上。)“violently”体现关门动作的力度大、方式粗暴。
The boxer punched his opponent violently in the face.(拳击手猛烈地击打对手的脸部。)说明拳击手击打动作的强烈和有力。
“violently”也可用来描述人的情绪处于极度激动、强烈的状态。
愤怒:
She was shaking violently with anger.(她气得浑身发抖。)这里“violently”表现出她愤怒情绪下身体反应的强烈程度。
He reacted violently to the criticism, yelling and storming out of the room.(他对批评反应激烈,大喊大叫并冲出了房间。)“violently”体现他面对批评时愤怒情绪的爆发。
其他强烈情绪:
The news made her heart pound violently.(这个消息使她的心剧烈地跳动。)“violently”说明消息给她带来的紧张、激动等强烈情绪,导致心跳加速。
在一些固定短语中,“violently”也有特定的含义和用法。
be violently opposed to:强烈反对
Many citizens are violently opposed to the new tax policy.(许多市民强烈反对新的税收政策。)表示市民对税收政策反对的程度很深。
violently ill:病得很重
He was violently ill and had to be taken to the hospital immediately.(他病得很重,必须马上送去医院。)说明他病情的严重程度。