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  • Derivatives : n  intenseness ; adv  intensely
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

intense [ɪn'tεns]
  1. 1. adjective [+heat] [ pain] (great) 剧烈
  2. 2. adjective [+anger] [ joy] [ desire] 强烈
  3. 3. adjective [+competition] 激烈
  4. 4. adjective [+person] 认真

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

intense [ɪnˈtens]
  1. 1. adjective 极度的,极端
    Enemy fire was intense.
    敌人火力很强。
  2. 2. adjective 强烈的剧烈
  3. 3. adjective 颜色鲜艳的,极浓的
  4. 4. adjective 专注的,认真
  5. 5. adjective 热情的,热切

Collins English-English Dictionary

intense [ɪn'tεns]
  1. 1. adj of extreme force, strength, degree, or amount
    intense heat
  2. 2. adj characterized by deep or forceful feelings
    an intense person
  3. 3. adj [Etymology] C14: from Latin intensus stretched, from intendere to stretch out; see intend
  4. 4. n [Usage] intense is sometimes wrongly used where intensive is meant: the land is under intensive (not intense) cultivation. Intensely is sometimes wrongly used where intently is meant: he listened intently (not intensely)

Examples

intense thought
激烈的思想
We needed to rest from the intense heat of the desert.
我们得休息一下,避开沙漠的酷热。
He hates intense raining. So do I.
他讨厌大雨,我也是。
She felt intense pain as the blade bit into her flesh.
刀片划入她的肉时,她感到剧痛。
There she engaged in twelve years of intense Buddhist meditation.
她在那里从事了十二年密集的佛教修炼。
Love is a profound feeling of tender affection for or intense attraction to another.
爱是一个人对另一个人所拥有的一种浓浓爱恋之情,或者说是一个人对另一个人所拥有的一种强烈的吸引力。

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