1. | 凶恶的;凶残的;损害严重的aggressive and violent; causing great harm |
savage dogs 恶狗 | |
She had been badly hurt in what police described as ‘a savage attack’. 她遭受袭击而身受重伤,警方称这是一次“野蛮的袭击”。 | |
savage public spending cuts 拼命削减公共开支 |
2. | 猛烈抨击的involving very strong criticism |
The article was a savage attack on the government's record. 文章对政府的业绩进行了猛烈的抨击。 |
3. | [obn] 蒙昧的;未开化的;野蛮的an offensive way of referring to groups of people or customs that are considered to be simple and not highly developed |
a savage tribe 野蛮部落 |