violent
US: /ˈvaɪəɫənt/, /ˈvaɪɫənt/
UK: /vˈaɪələnt/
UK: /vˈaɪələnt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
violent /'vaiələnt/
- tính từ
- mạnh mẽ, dữ dội, mãnh liệt
- violent wind: gió dữ
- hung tợn, hung bạo
- a violent man: người hung bạo
- to lay violent hands on somebody: (pháp lý) hành hung ai
- to lay violent hands on something: (pháp lý) cưỡng đoạt cái gì
- to resort to violent means: dùng đến bạo lực
- kịch liệt, quá khích, quá đáng
- violent words: những lời quá khích
- violent colours: màu sắc quá sặc sỡ
- in a violent hurry: rất vội, rất khẩn cấp
- violent death: cái chết bất đắc kỳ tử
- mạnh mẽ, dữ dội, mãnh liệt
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 involving or caused by physical force that is intended to hurt or kill sb: violent crime + Students were involved in violent clashes with the police. + to die / meet with a violent death (for example, to be murdered) + Her husband was a violent man. + The crowd suddenly turned violent. + Children should not be allowed to watch violent movies (= that show a lot of violence).
2 showing or caused by very strong emotion: There was a violent reaction from the public.
3 very strong and sudden: I took a violent dislike to him. + a violent explosion / storm + a violent change / upheaval + a violent headache
4 (of a colour) extremely bright: Her dress was a violent pink.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 wild, physical, destructive, vehement, brutal, brutish, beastly, nasty, cruel, mean, barbarous, inhuman, savage, fierce, ferocious, furious, frenzied, uncontrollable, untamed, ungovernable, raging, raving, irrational, insane, crazed, Colloq fit to be tied:
Tony turned into a violent maniac when he suspected her of seeing another man.
2 harmful, injurious, damaging, detrimental, destructive, deleterious, catastrophic, cataclysmic, ruinous, devastating:
This was the most violent earthquake to hit Mexico in recorded history.
3 acute, serious, severe, extreme, harsh, trenchant, virulent, intense, energetic, forceful, vehement, passionate, impetuous, tempestuous:
The proceedings were interrupted by an outburst of violent abuse from the public gallery.
Collocation dictionary
1 using physical strength intended to hurt/kill
VERBS
be | become, get, grow, turn
ADV.
exceptionally, extremely, particularly, really, terribly, very | increasingly | almost | a bit, fairly, pretty, quite, rather
She started to get a bit violent.
| gratuitously
The film is contrived, sentimental and gratuitously violent.
| potentially
dealing with potentially violent incidents
| physically, sexually
PREP.
to, towards
He was violent towards his wife on several occasions.
2 very strong
VERBS
be | become
ADV.
exceptionally, extremely, very
an exceptionally violent storm
| almost
He felt a strong, almost violent, dislike for the stranger.
| fairly, quite
Concise English dictionary
'vaɪələnt
adj.
+acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
+effected by force or injury rather than natural causes
+(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
+marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
+characterized by violence or bloodshed
