intense

US: /ˌɪnˈtɛns/
UK: /ɪntˈɛns/


English Vietnamese dictionary


intense /in'tens/
  • tính từ
    • mạnh, có cường độ lớn
      • intense heart: nóng gắt
      • intense light: ánh sáng chói
      • intense pain: đau nhức nhối
    • mãnh liệt, dữ dội
    • nồng nhiệt, sôi nổi (tình cảm, hành động...)
    • đầy nhiệt huyết; dễ xúc cảm mạnh mẽ (người)

Advanced English dictionary


+ adjective
1 very great; very strong; extreme: intense heat / cold / pain + The President is under intense pressure to resign. + the intense blue of her eyes + intense interest / pleasure / desire / anger
2 serious and often involving a lot of action in a short period of time: intense competition / activity / speculation
3 (of a person) having or showing very strong feelings, opinions or thoughts about sb/sth: an intense gaze / look + He's very intense about everything.
Compare: INTENSIVE
intensely adverb: She disliked him intensely.

Thesaurus dictionary


adj.
1 extreme, excessive, severe, strong, great, fierce, harsh, acute, powerful, profound, deep:
The intense heat kept the firemen at bay.
2 eager, enthusiastic, keen, earnest, sincere, heartfelt, deep, passionate, impassioned, ardent, zealous, animated, burning, consuming, fervent, fervid, perfervid, vehement, frantic, fanatical, frenzied:
I had an intense desire to see the culprit brought to justice.
3 highly-strung or Chiefly US high-strung, emotional, temperamental, tense, touchy, testy, volatile, hysterical, hotheaded, feverish, nervous, (high-)spirited, impetuous, impulsive, Colloq uptight:
I appreciate his enthusiasm, but I wish Henshawe were a bit less intense about his politics.

Concise English dictionary


intenser|intensestɪn'tens
adj.
+in an extreme degree
+extremely sharp or intense
+(of color) having the highest saturation