violent/ˋvaIələnt; ˈvaIələnt/adj 1 involving actions that are intended to injure or kill people, or are likely to hurt or kill someone 暴力的﹐凶暴的: an increase in violent crime 暴力犯罪的增加violent clashes between police and demonstrators 警察和示威者之间的暴力冲突Arthur was a violent and dangerous man. 亚瑟性格暴烈﹐是个危险的人。2 showing very strong angry emotions that are difficult to control〔情绪〕愤怒的﹐激烈的: violent quarrel/argument/row etc 激烈的争吵his violent temper 他暴烈的脾气3 a physical feeling or reaction that is painful or difficult to control〔身体感觉或反应〕剧烈的﹐强烈的: a violent headache 剧烈的头痛4 violent film/play/drama a film etc that contains a lot of violence 暴力影片/暴力戏剧5 violent storm/earthquake/explosion etc a storm etc that happens with a lot of force 强烈的暴风雨/地震/爆炸等 —violently adv