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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 凶恶
[xiōng'è]
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adjective
fierce
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 凶恶
[xiōng'è]
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形
凶狠恶毒
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凶恶的土匪。
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Examples
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他这个人真是比梼杌还要凶恶!
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He is more vicious than the fierce beasts in an ancient myth.
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凶恶
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露出凶恶本相。
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他凶恶的本性终于显形了。
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凶恶已极。
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The guard dog bared his teeth as we walked by.
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在我们路过时,看门狗凶恶地向我们龇牙咧嘴。
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Collocations
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凶恶的目光
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a fierce look
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非常凶恶
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ferocious
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凶恶残暴
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fierce and brutal
nciku Note
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凶 and 凶恶 xiōng and xiōng'è
1. Both 凶 and 凶恶 are adjectives meaning “fierce.” 凶 also means “murder, unfortunate, very severely, etc.” (1) 刚才来要债的几个人看起来非常凶(凶恶)。 (2) 他家养了一只体形庞大的藏獒,看上去很凶(凶恶)。 (3) 为了这事,他俩最近闹得很凶。
凶 and 凶恶 are interchangeable in example(1) and (2), but not in example (3) because 凶 here means “to a high degree.”
2. 凶 is also a noun, meaning “misfortune, injury or murder,” and is mostly used in set phrases. (4) 那个地方很危险,如果你们贸然前去,只怕会凶多吉少。 (5) 歹徒夜入民宅,行凶伤人的传闻闹得镇上人心惶惶。 (6) 旧时,有的算命人认为凌晨鸡鸣是凶兆。
1. “凶” 和 “凶恶” 都是形容词。 两个词都有行为,相貌可怖,丑陋的意思。 但“凶” 还有“杀害人的,” “不幸的,” “ 程度深” 等意思。 例(1)和(2)中的“凶” 和 “凶恶”可以互换,但例(3)中的“凶”表示程度深,不可以和“凶恶”互换。 2. “凶”还是名词,表示不幸的事、伤害或杀害行为,多用于固定词组中。
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