剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - intense collapse

intense
/ɪn'tents/
adjective
* extreme and forceful or (of a feeling) very strong
强烈的，极度的

1. intense cold/heat/hatred
严寒／酷热／痛恨

2. an intense flavour/colour
浓烈的味道／浓重的颜色

3. He suddenly felt an intense pain in his back.
他突然觉得背部一阵剧痛。

* Intense people are very serious, and usually have strong emotions or opinions
认真的；热切的；有强烈情感的；尖锐的

1. an intense young man
认真的年轻人

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - intense collapse

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1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词强烈的;剧烈的;极度的 Intense is used to describe something that is very great or extreme in strength or degree.

  • He was sweating from the intense heat...

    高温酷热让他大汗淋漓。

  • Suddenly the room filled with intense light...

    突然,刺眼的强光照亮了整个房间。

  • Stevens's murder was the result of a deep-seated and intense hatred...

    史蒂文斯遭谋杀源于深仇宿怨。

  • His threats become more intense, agitated, and frequent.

    他发出的威胁更显言辞激烈、焦虑不安，也更为频繁。

intensely

  • The fast-food business is intensely competitive.

    快餐业竞争非常激烈。

intensity

  • The attack was anticipated but its intensity came as a shock.

    攻击是预料之中的,但攻势之猛烈令人震惊。

2.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词认真的;集中的;紧张的 If you describe an activity as intense, you mean that it is very serious and concentrated, and often involves doing a great deal in a short time.

  • The battle for third place was intense...

    第三名的争夺紧张激烈。

  • The military on both sides are involved in intense activity.

    双方的武装力量都有密集动作。

3.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词(目光)有穿透力的，洞悉一切的 If you describe the way someone looks at you as intense, you mean that they look at you very directly and seem to know what you are thinking or feeling.

  • I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze...

    在卢克母亲审视的目光下,我感到极不自在。

  • He gazed at me with those intense blue eyes.

    他用那双深邃的蓝眼睛凝视着我。

intensely

  • He sipped his drink, staring intensely at me.

    他慢酌浅饮，仿佛洞悉一切地紧盯着我。

4.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词热情的;热切的;激动的 If you describe a person as intense, you mean that they appear to concentrate very hard on everything that they do, and they feel and show their emotions in a very extreme way.

  • I know he's an intense player, but he does enjoy what he's doing...

    我知道他是个拼命三郎,但他确实喜欢自己所做的事。

  • She is taller than I imagined, more adult, more intense.

    她比我想象的更高、更成熟、更热切。

intensity

  • His intensity and the ferocity of his feelings alarmed me.

    他感情之激烈和狂暴都让我惊恐。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - intense collapse

intense
in·tense / in5tens / adjective1. very great; very strong
   很大的；十分强烈的
   SYN  extreme :
   intense heat / cold / pain
   酷热；严寒；剧痛
   The President is under intense pressure to resign.
   总统承受着沉重的辞职压力。
   the intense blue of her eyes
   她眼睛的深蓝色
   intense interest / pleasure / desire / anger
   浓厚的兴趣；十分快乐；强烈的欲望；极端愤怒
2. serious and often involving a lot of action in a short period of time
   严肃紧张的；激烈的:
   intense competition
   激烈的竞争
   It was a period of intense activity.
   那是活动激烈的时期。
3. (of a person 人) having or showing very strong feelings, opinions or thoughts about sb / sth
   有强烈感情(或意见、想法)的；尖锐的；热切的:
   an intense look
   热切的神情
   He's very intense about everything.
   他对一切都很热心。
⇨ compare intensive
• in·tense·ly adv.:
   She disliked him intensely.
   她非常讨厌他。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - intense collapse

intense adj.

• VERBS be | become, get, grow | remain

• ADVERB extremely, fairly, very, etc. | incredibly | especially, particularly

Intense is used with these nouns: activity, agony, anger, annoyance, awareness, barrage, battle, beam, blaze, bombardment, burst, colour, combat, competition, concentration, controversy, craving, criticism, curiosity, debate, desire, devotion, disappointment, discussion, dislike, emotion, engagement, euphoria, excitement, exercise, expression, eye, fear, feeling, ferment, fighting, flame, flavour, focus, fury, gaze, grief, guilt, gunfire, hatred, heat, interest, involvement, irritation, jealousy, light, loathing, loneliness, longing, look, love, loyalty, negotiation, pain, passion, pleasure, preoccupation, preparation, pressure, relationship, relief, rivalry, scrutiny, sensation, spasm, speculation, stress, suffering, sunlight, thirst, training, urge, workout

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - intense collapse

intense adj.
⇨ intense (intense feeling/debate) ⇨ maximum (intense heat) intense

adjective

intense ♦︎ passionate ♦︎ fierce ♦︎ heated ♦︎ emotional ♦︎ violent ♦︎ fiery ♦︎ ardent ♦︎ ferventThese words all describe a person or action that shows very strong feelings. 这些词均形容感情强烈或行为激烈、狂热。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆intense / passionate / fierce / heated / emotional about sth◆an intense / a passionate / a fierce / a heated / an emotional / a fiery debate◆a passionate / a fierce / a heated / an emotional / a violent argument◆an intense / a passionate / a fierce / a heated / a violent controversy◆a fierce / heated / fiery exchange / dispute◆intense / fierce / violent opposition◆a passionate / fierce / violent / fiery temper◆intense / passionate / fierce / fervent devotion / conviction◆a passionate / an ardent / a fervent supporter■ intense having or showing very strong feelings, opinions or thoughts about sb/sth; serious and involving a lot of activity in a short period of time 有强烈感情（或意见、想法）的；严肃紧张的；激烈的◆He's very intense about everything.他对一切都很热心。◆She met his intense gaze.她与他热切的目光相遇。◆There was an intense relationship between mother and son.母子之间关系热切。◆There has been intense speculation about divisions in the party.对党内分歧的猜测一直存在。▸ intensely

adverb

◆She disliked him intensely.她非常讨厌他。▸ intensity

noun

 [uncountable, singular] ◆intensity of feeling感情的强烈◆He was watching her with an intensity that was unnerving.他热切地注视着她，这让她慌了神。■ passionate ˈpæʃənət having or showing strong feelings of enthusiasm for sth or belief in sth 热诚的；狂热的◆She is passionate about her work.她对工作满腔热情。◆He has a passionate interest in music and opera.他酷爱音乐和歌剧。◆She was a passionate defender of civil liberties.她积极捍卫公民自由权利。ⓘ Passionate is used especially to talk about sb's beliefs and commitment as well as people themselves who strongly support sb/sth. * passionate尤用以描述信仰、奉献精神，或某人或某事物的坚定支持者◆a passionate speech / sincerity / attachment / belief / commitment / conviction充满激情的讲话；热诚；强烈的依恋；狂热的信仰；全身心的投入；炽烈的信念◆a passionate supporter / defender of sth某事物的狂热支持者／积极捍卫者   see also passion ⇨ emotion , passion ⇨ taste noun 1 ▸ passionately

adverb

◆She believes passionately in education and hard work.她笃信教育和努力工作的力量。■ fierce (especially of actions or emotions) showing strong feelings or a lot of activity, often in a way that is violent （尤指行为或情感）狂热的，强烈的，猛烈的◆He launched a fierce attack on the Democrats.他对民主党人发动了猛烈的攻击。◆His wife is his fiercest critic.他妻子是他最激烈的批评者。◆Competition from abroad became fiercer in the 1990s.在20世纪90年代来自国外的竞争加剧了。▸ fiercely

adverb

◆fiercely competitive / independent / proud竞争激烈的；极为独立的／骄傲的■ heated (of a person or discussion) full of anger and excitement （人）愤怒的，十分激动的；（讨论）激烈的◆We all seem to be getting very heated about this.我们大家对这件事似乎都很愤怒。◆Their voices rose in heated argument.他们扯开嗓门儿激烈地争论起来。  see also heat ⇨ emotion ▸ heatedly

adverb

◆'You had no right!' she said heatedly.“你没有权利！”她气愤地说。■ emotional (sometimes disapproving) showing strong emotions, sometimes in a way that other people think is unnecessary 情绪激动的；感情冲动的◆an emotional outburst / response / reaction感情爆发；情绪激动的回答／反应◆They made an emotional appeal for help.他们情绪激动地请求救助。◆He tends to get emotional on these occasions.他在这些场合往往容易动感情。   see also emotion ⇨ emotion ■ violent showing or caused by very strong emotion 感情强烈的；激情的；由激情引起的◆There was a violent reaction from the public.公众反应强烈。▸ violence

noun

 [uncountable] ◆The violence of her feelings suprised him.她感情之强烈使他吃惊。▸ violently

adverb

◆They are violently opposed to the idea.他们强烈反对这个想法。■ fiery ˈfaɪəri [usually before noun] quickly or easily becoming angry; showing strong emotions, especially anger 暴躁的；易怒的；充满激情的；（尤指）怒气冲冲的◆He's a big strong lad with a fiery temper.他是个身材壮硕、脾气暴躁的小伙子。◆John Wesley preached his fiery sermons to large crowds.约翰•卫斯理向大批教众慷慨激昂地布道。■ ardent ˈɑːdnt; NAmE ˈɑːrdnt [usually before noun] (rather formal, especially written) having or showing strong feelings of admiration or enthusiasm for sb/sth 赞赏的；热烈的；激情的◆He was one of the president's most ardent admirers.他是总统最狂热的崇拜者之一。▸ ardently

adverb

◆They were ardently patriotic.他们极为爱国。■ fervent ˈfɜːvənt; NAmE ˈfɜːrvənt [usually before noun] (rather formal, especially written) having or showing strong and sincere feelings or beliefs 热情的；热诚的；热烈的◆It is my fervent hope that she will find success in her chosen career.我殷切希望她在选定的职业中事业有成。◆She was a fervent Catholic.她是虔诚的天主教徒。  see also fervour ⇨ emotion ▸ fervently

adverb

◆She prayed fervently for his complete recovery.她虔诚地祈祷他能完全康复。NOTE 辨析 Passionate, ardent or fervent?In many cases you can use any of these words. 在许多情况下这三个词可以通用◆a passionate / ardent / fervent supporter of sb / sth某人／某事物的热烈支持者 Passionate is used especially to talk about sb's beliefs; fervent is used especially to talk about sb's hopes or prayers; ardent is used especially to talk about sb who is an admirer or fan of sb/sth. * passionate尤形容belief，fervent尤形容hope或prayer，ardent尤形容admirer或fan。

新牛津英语同义词词典 - intense collapse

intense

adjective
1 the subject of intense interest | intense heat
GREAT , acute, enormous, fierce, severe, extreme, high, exceptional, extraordinary, harsh, strong, powerful, potent, vigorous, major, profound, deep, concentrated, consuming; informal serious.
-opposite(s): MILD.

2 a very intense young man
PASSIONATE , impassioned, ardent, earnest, fervent, fervid, hot-blooded, zealous, vehement, fiery, heated, feverish, emotional, heartfelt, eager, keen, enthusiastic, excited, animated, spirited, vigorous, strong, energetic, messianic, fanatical, committed; rare perfervid, passional.
-opposite(s): APATHETIC.

词源记忆 - intense collapse

intense 剧烈的，强烈的
in-, 进入，使；-tense, 延伸，词源同tend, tense。引申词义拉长，绷紧，剧烈的，强烈的。