savageKK [ˋsævədʒ] /ˈsævədʒ/發音形容詞1兇猛的、殘暴的、凶狠的The hikers were attacked by a savage dog near the trail.健行的人在步道附近遭到一隻兇猛的狗攻擊。2猛烈的、嚴厲的、無情的Her new book received savage reviews from several critics.她的新書受到好幾位評論家的猛烈抨擊。3狠、毒舌、不留情面口語His reply was so savage that everyone at the table went quiet.他那句回嘴太狠了，整桌人都安靜下來。4未開化的、原始的舊式，帶貶義Early explorers described the islanders as savage and primitive.早期探險家把島上的居民描述成未開化又原始。動詞1猛烈攻擊、咬傷常用被動The sheep had been savaged by wolves during the night.那些羊在夜裡被狼群咬得傷痕累累。顯示全部 8 個義項動詞2抨擊、痛批The press savaged the mayor over his handling of the flood.媒體痛批市長處理水患的方式。名詞1野蠻人、未開化的人舊式，帶貶義Colonial writers wrongly portrayed the local people as savages.殖民時期的作家錯誤地把當地人描寫成野蠻人。2狠角色、高手口語She trained for ten hours straight — that woman is a savage.她連續訓練十個小時，真是個狠角色。