adj.野性的；兇猛的；粗魯?shù)模换囊暗模辉嫉?/p>

n.野蠻人；粗人；兇惡的人

vt.激烈抨擊；猛烈攻擊

Most of the time elephants are tame but they can be very savage. 大多數(shù)時(shí)候大象很溫順,但他們也會(huì)大發(fā)野性。

He was wild and savage, and no man could mount him, or do anything at all with him. 它既野又兇，誰都駕馭不了它，誰也對(duì)它沒辦法。

He smarted from the savage attacks on his film. 他因自己的影片受到猛烈攻擊而感到痛心。

She was irritated by his savage behavior. 他的不文明行為激怒了她。

He likes savage mountain scenery. 他喜歡荒山的景色。

The inhabitants were still in the savage state. 這些居民仍處于野蠻狀態(tài)。

These civilizations flourished while Europeans were still savages living in caves. 當(dāng)歐洲人還是居住在洞穴中的野蠻人時(shí)，這些地方的文化早已十分繁榮昌盛。

There are no savage and civilised peoples; there are only different cultures. 人無野蠻與文明之分,只是文化不同。

Smith's play was savaged by the critics. 史密斯的劇本遭到評(píng)論家的猛烈抨擊。

A jogger was savaged by two Rottweilers yesterday. 昨天,一位慢跑者受到兩條羅特韋爾犬的強(qiáng)烈攻擊。

savage用作動(dòng)詞時(shí)及物，常用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。