furious 英 [ˈfjʊəriəs] 美 [ˈfjʊriəs]- The debate in rich countries about the high price of drugs is a furious and frustrating one.
富裕国家对高药价的争论趋于白热化且令人沮丧。 ——《经济学人》 - News goes on air as it emerges in a furious competitive scramble, and then if it proves inaccurate it is supplanted rather than corrected.
在激烈的新闻争夺战中,新闻刚刚出现就会被播出,如果播出的内容被证实有误,它们会被替代掉,而不是被修正。 ——《纽约时报》 [adjective] extremely angry [形容词] 极度愤怒的Furious 是一个对很多小伙伴来说不会陌生的单词,一眼看到往往首先就会联想起美国赛车系列电影《速度与激情》(Fast & Furious)来。而 fast and furious 本身是一个起源于19世纪中期的英语习语,主要指表演、演出、电影等“快速激烈的、情节节奏快且变化多端的”。这其中的 furious 即表示“强烈的、猛烈的、激烈的”以及“高速的、大力的”,多指用巨大的精力、努力、速度或暴力做某事,强调因强烈的情感而充满着兴奋或狂热,比如:- 他在一场激烈的辩论中展现出了杰出的口才。
He exhibited his oratorical prowess in a furious debate. - 她驾车飞驰而去。但她并不知道发动机出了毛病。
She drove off at a furious pace. But she didn't know that the motor was out of whack. 不过上述这些都是 furious 的引申义。从词源上来说, furious 一词源自拉丁语 furia (愤怒、激情),与英语单词 fury (狂怒、暴怒)同源,其本义便是指“狂怒的、暴怒的”,强调极度愤怒,无论是否外在表现出来,比如:- 她恬不知耻地承认自己一直对他不忠,这令他非常愤怒。
He became furious at her brazen admission that she had been cheating on him.
Furious, Harry wrenched his teeth apart. 哈利怒不可遏,使劲张开被粘住的嘴。 出自英国作家J.K.罗琳创作的长篇小说《哈利·波特与密室》(Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)。该小说是《哈利·波特》系列的第二部。- fuming: feeling, showing, or expressing great anger
- indignant: feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment
- irate: feeling or characterized by great anger
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