- 
				
ADJ-GRADED
				凶猛的;凶暴的
				A ferocious animal, person, or action is very fierce and violent.
例句
						...a ferocious guard-dog...
						凶恶的看门狗
						The police had had to deal with some of the most ferocious violence ever seen on the streets of London.
						警方不得不去处理伦敦街头发生的一些极其严重的暴力事件。 
			- 
				
ADJ-GRADED
				(战争、争论等冲突)激烈的,猛烈的,酷烈的
				A ferocious war, argument, or other form of conflict involves a great deal of anger, bitterness, and determination.
例句
						Fighting has been ferocious...
						战斗十分激烈。
						A ferocious battle to select a new parliamentary candidate is in progress.
						推选一位新的议会候选人的激战正酣。 
			- 
				
ADJ-GRADED
				(行动或感情)强烈的,决然的
				If you describe actions or feelings as ferocious, you mean that they are intense and determined.
例句
						Lindbergh was startled at the ferocious depth of anti-British feeling.
						反英情绪之深之烈令林德伯格大为震惊。