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- 凶恶
凶恶
xiōng è
Meaning
- fierce
- ferocious
Definition
形容性情、行为或相貌凶狠可怕。
Fierce and evil; describing one's temperament, behavior, or appearance as ferocious and frightening.
Usage
通常用来形容人的性格、眼神、表情或行为极其凶狠，带有贬义。也可以形容动物的凶猛。
Usually used to describe a person's character, eyes, expression, or behavior as extremely ferocious, with a derogatory connotation. It can also describe the ferocity of animals.
Examples
- 1 那个凶恶的歹徒终于被警察抓住了。 (That vicious gangster was finally caught by the police.)
- 2 他凶恶的目光让人不寒而栗。 (His fierce gaze made people shudder.)
- 3 这只老虎看起来非常凶恶，游客们都远远地躲开。 (This tiger looks very ferocious, and tourists stay far away.)
- 4 他说话的语气凶恶，吓得孩子们都不敢出声。 (His tone was ferocious, scaring the children into silence.)
- 5 再凶恶的敌人我们也不害怕。 (No matter how fierce the enemy, we are not afraid.)
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