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单词 intense
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Definition of intense in English:

intense

adjectiveintensest, intenser ɪnˈtɛnsɪnˈtɛns
  • 1Of extreme force, degree, or strength.

    the job demands intense concentration

    这项工作要求高度专心。

    the heat was intense

    热度很强。

    an intense blue

    深蓝色。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Yes, sir,’ she said after a second, and started to hit the bag with intense strength.
    • Instead of looking at the sea, he found himself at the boulevard, his eyes being stung by the intense ferocity and strength of the pounding gust.
    • Under intense pressure it was forced to yield him.
    • British and French forces occupied Port Said but were forced to withdraw under intense U.S. economic pressure.
    • Ian dropped the man and fell back onto the road, shielding his face with his hands from the intense heat and force of the blasts.
    • The public service and the defence force, under intense practical and political pressure, are players in what has become a compelling political thriller.
    • He tried to get into the bedroom four times to reach the youngster before he too, was forced back by the intense heat and smoke.
    • Imagine someone pulling your muscles with intense force.
    • Key experiences afterwards are degrees of intense inner stillness and to a lesser extent joy in simply being (rather than doing).
    • The metal piece was rapidly engulfed in an intense heat, forcing Jen to drop it as she was burnt.
    • Where the line is to be drawn depends on a judgment involving logic and common sense, the assessment of matters of degree and an intense focus on the circumstances of a particular case.
    • Temperatures reached the mid-nineties on Wednesday and the heat index soared past 105 degrees with intense humidity levels.
    • His head slammed against the window; breaking the glass before he flew forward, his ribcage hitting the steering wheel with intense force.
    • As your hand can be held over your eyes to reduce the glare of the sky and help focus the view, the panels comfort by modifying the intense forces of nature.
    • Late in the afternoon of April 8, after days of intense pressure, Union forces made a decisive breakthrough at Spanish Fort.
    • Judged simply by radio traffic volume, the degree of surveillance is intense.
    • For weeks, the Syrians have been uprooting their troops and tanks, forced to withdraw under intense international and Lebanese pressure.
    • Using ESI, an intense electric field forces the liquid sample into a fine mist of tiny, highly charged droplets.
    • They rushed to the blazing aircraft, but were forced back by the intense heat.
    • O'Driscoll set up O'Shea but she was forced wide and under intense pressure her effort only reached the keeper.
    Synonyms
    great, acute, enormous, fierce, severe, extreme, high, exceptional, extraordinary, harsh, strong, powerful, potent, vigorous
    1. 1.1 (of an action) highly concentrated.
      (行动)高度集中的
      a phase of intense activity

      一段高强度活动期。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I am very aware that I'm going to spiral down into one and a half weeks of intense activity and long hours from Wednesday onwards, and I'm grabbing my sleep in advance.
      • But by Sunday morning, the intense Garda activity in the area had alerted townspeople that this quiet area was the scene of a major investigation.
      • There was intense behind-the-scenes activity in Strasbourg last night as political groups tried to reach a compromise before the report is debated today.
      • And up to 90% of people diagnosed with asthma experience attacks during intense physical activity.
      • After the intense activity of Monday (social, intellectual and metabolical), Tuesday was rather more sedate.
      • One by-product was even more intense co-production activity, since the Arts Council encouraged, nay insisted, on partnership funding.
      • A month of intense police activity has left criminals ‘running scared’, according to the most senior police officer in North Yorkshire.
      • There was intense activity during the week and we're already seeing the results of that.
      • Dutch researchers said recently that regular moderate exercise can burn energy and help shed those extra pounds or kilos more than short infrequent bursts of intense activity.
      • The Indoaustralia plate meets with the Euroasia and Pacific plates, and their movements cause intense tectonic activity in Indonesia.
      • The armed men had forced their way into the shrine on Tuesday, after hours of intense fighting with Israeli forces.
      • She credits her intense training routine of strength, cardiovascular and flexibility exercises with minimizing her symptoms.
      • Its very success, however, triggers new and intense activity among opponents who see in her a foe whose defeat will require their most determined efforts.
      • The announcement, made by junior agriculture minister Baroness Hayman in the House of Lords, followed a day of intense activity after the disease was confirmed at an Essex abattoir.
      • The next morning would bring more intense activities.
      • Glutamate is an important neurotransmitter in the brain, and can be released in large amounts during intense neural activity.
      • Well, again, the type of very vigorous, very intense activity generally is a matter of months after surgery like this.
      • ‘My research is only a small part of the intense research activity in the faculty of Applied Health Sciences,’ said Rush.
      • If your activity is more intense - a marathon, say, or a big climb - you have a greater need for a full recovery.
      • Most important - don't indulge in computer games that require long periods of intense keyboard or mouse activity.
      Synonyms
      great, acute, enormous, fierce, severe, extreme, high, exceptional, extraordinary, harsh, strong, powerful, potent, vigorous
  • 2Having or showing strong feelings or opinions; extremely earnest or serious.

    (人)感情强烈的;极其热切的;极端认真的

    an intense young woman, passionate about her art

    一位感情强烈、对艺术充满激情的年轻女子。

    a burning and intense look
    Example sentencesExamples
    • One of the those arrested was described as an intense, serious man, tall and well-built and very protective of his wife, who always wore a veil.
    • You can be intense and serious in personal relationships while a light and playful attitude would be happier and healthier.
    • ‘For a serious, intense kid, hip hop was an outlet,’ Blackman explains.
    • Playing basketball, football, and baseball, the intense young man graduated from high school in St. Pete in 1959.
    • Don't be too intense, be serious but good natured if possible.
    • Brendan Barrington exudes vibrant enthusiasm, he is intense, thoughtful and passionate about his creation.
    • An only son, he was by all accounts an intense, young boy who from an early age displayed an emotional response to perceived injustice.
    • They're serious, they're intense, but at the same time, they know what the stakes are here and we're really focused on that.
    • On the one hand he's very enthusiastic and intense and can be serious, but he's also such a laugh, and so expressive that he wins you over.
    • Fellows went from deadly serious and intense during her music to being casually witty and friendly; it was a cool, relaxed vibe.
    • No, I was not always so disciplined or serious, intense or passionate, but now I am.
    • He was a very earnest and intense young man, whose character was in keeping with his guitar playing.
    • He is taller and rangier than he looks on screen - he is almost six foot - and far more intense and serious than when he is playing someone else.
    • On stage he is a strong performer, who is passionate, intimate, intense and impossible to ignore.
    • As for the lyrics on the new album, they are mostly serious and intense, dealing with childhood, fate, privilege, and making the most of youth.
    • One intense young American with Maori tattoos on his legs and a straggling beard tells his fascinated fellows of his experiments with colonic irrigation.
    • Listening to this intense young man, there is little doubt he has done things the hard way; no favours doled out and none asked for.
    • Even when he gets so serious and intense, it makes Ernie laugh, and for me, anytime there is laughter in this game, it's good.
    • A few years ago, hitchhiking from Inverness to London, I was given a lift by an intense young man who turned out to be an Icelandic concert pianist.
    • He's intense and serious about the work, but sometimes he'll go off on a comic riff.
    Synonyms
    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

Usage

Intense and intensive are clearly similar in meaning, but they differ in emphasis. Intense tends to relate to subjective responses—emotions and how we feel—while intensive tends to relate to objective descriptions. Thus, an intensive course simply describes the type of course: one that is designed to cover a lot of ground in a short time, e.g. by being full-time rather than part-time. On the other hand, in the course was intense, intense describes how someone felt about the course

Derivatives

  • intenseness

  • noun ɪnˈtɛnsnəsɪnˈtɛnsnəs
    • For a moment, she felt stifled within the intenseness of his grasp.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He had not, however, experienced the kind of emotions that were needed to properly convey the intenseness of the last of the loves.
      • The intenseness of his eyes sent shivers up and down her spine.
      • The intenseness of the kiss was increasing, dangerously.
      • She felt his probing gaze on her, felt the intenseness burning in those raven eyes.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin intensus 'stretched tightly, strained', past participle of intendere (see intend).

Definition of intense in US English:

intense

adjectiveɪnˈtɛnsinˈtens
  • 1Of extreme force, degree, or strength.

    the job demands intense concentration

    这项工作要求高度专心。

    the heat was intense

    热度很强。

    an intense blue

    深蓝色。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Judged simply by radio traffic volume, the degree of surveillance is intense.
    • ‘Yes, sir,’ she said after a second, and started to hit the bag with intense strength.
    • Instead of looking at the sea, he found himself at the boulevard, his eyes being stung by the intense ferocity and strength of the pounding gust.
    • He tried to get into the bedroom four times to reach the youngster before he too, was forced back by the intense heat and smoke.
    • The metal piece was rapidly engulfed in an intense heat, forcing Jen to drop it as she was burnt.
    • The public service and the defence force, under intense practical and political pressure, are players in what has become a compelling political thriller.
    • Ian dropped the man and fell back onto the road, shielding his face with his hands from the intense heat and force of the blasts.
    • Using ESI, an intense electric field forces the liquid sample into a fine mist of tiny, highly charged droplets.
    • For weeks, the Syrians have been uprooting their troops and tanks, forced to withdraw under intense international and Lebanese pressure.
    • Under intense pressure it was forced to yield him.
    • British and French forces occupied Port Said but were forced to withdraw under intense U.S. economic pressure.
    • O'Driscoll set up O'Shea but she was forced wide and under intense pressure her effort only reached the keeper.
    • Imagine someone pulling your muscles with intense force.
    • His head slammed against the window; breaking the glass before he flew forward, his ribcage hitting the steering wheel with intense force.
    • Where the line is to be drawn depends on a judgment involving logic and common sense, the assessment of matters of degree and an intense focus on the circumstances of a particular case.
    • Temperatures reached the mid-nineties on Wednesday and the heat index soared past 105 degrees with intense humidity levels.
    • Key experiences afterwards are degrees of intense inner stillness and to a lesser extent joy in simply being (rather than doing).
    • Late in the afternoon of April 8, after days of intense pressure, Union forces made a decisive breakthrough at Spanish Fort.
    • As your hand can be held over your eyes to reduce the glare of the sky and help focus the view, the panels comfort by modifying the intense forces of nature.
    • They rushed to the blazing aircraft, but were forced back by the intense heat.
    Synonyms
    great, acute, enormous, fierce, severe, extreme, high, exceptional, extraordinary, harsh, strong, powerful, potent, vigorous
    1. 1.1 (of an action) highly concentrated.
      (行动)高度集中的
      a phase of intense activity

      一段高强度活动期。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • But by Sunday morning, the intense Garda activity in the area had alerted townspeople that this quiet area was the scene of a major investigation.
      • Most important - don't indulge in computer games that require long periods of intense keyboard or mouse activity.
      • Its very success, however, triggers new and intense activity among opponents who see in her a foe whose defeat will require their most determined efforts.
      • There was intense activity during the week and we're already seeing the results of that.
      • After the intense activity of Monday (social, intellectual and metabolical), Tuesday was rather more sedate.
      • The next morning would bring more intense activities.
      • There was intense behind-the-scenes activity in Strasbourg last night as political groups tried to reach a compromise before the report is debated today.
      • The announcement, made by junior agriculture minister Baroness Hayman in the House of Lords, followed a day of intense activity after the disease was confirmed at an Essex abattoir.
      • ‘My research is only a small part of the intense research activity in the faculty of Applied Health Sciences,’ said Rush.
      • The armed men had forced their way into the shrine on Tuesday, after hours of intense fighting with Israeli forces.
      • A month of intense police activity has left criminals ‘running scared’, according to the most senior police officer in North Yorkshire.
      • I am very aware that I'm going to spiral down into one and a half weeks of intense activity and long hours from Wednesday onwards, and I'm grabbing my sleep in advance.
      • She credits her intense training routine of strength, cardiovascular and flexibility exercises with minimizing her symptoms.
      • One by-product was even more intense co-production activity, since the Arts Council encouraged, nay insisted, on partnership funding.
      • Glutamate is an important neurotransmitter in the brain, and can be released in large amounts during intense neural activity.
      • Dutch researchers said recently that regular moderate exercise can burn energy and help shed those extra pounds or kilos more than short infrequent bursts of intense activity.
      • The Indoaustralia plate meets with the Euroasia and Pacific plates, and their movements cause intense tectonic activity in Indonesia.
      • Well, again, the type of very vigorous, very intense activity generally is a matter of months after surgery like this.
      • If your activity is more intense - a marathon, say, or a big climb - you have a greater need for a full recovery.
      • And up to 90% of people diagnosed with asthma experience attacks during intense physical activity.
      Synonyms
      great, acute, enormous, fierce, severe, extreme, high, exceptional, extraordinary, harsh, strong, powerful, potent, vigorous
  • 2Having or showing strong feelings or opinions; extremely earnest or serious.

    (人)感情强烈的;极其热切的;极端认真的

    an intense young woman, passionate about her art

    一位感情强烈、对艺术充满激情的年轻女子。

    a burning and intense look
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As for the lyrics on the new album, they are mostly serious and intense, dealing with childhood, fate, privilege, and making the most of youth.
    • One intense young American with Maori tattoos on his legs and a straggling beard tells his fascinated fellows of his experiments with colonic irrigation.
    • You can be intense and serious in personal relationships while a light and playful attitude would be happier and healthier.
    • One of the those arrested was described as an intense, serious man, tall and well-built and very protective of his wife, who always wore a veil.
    • On stage he is a strong performer, who is passionate, intimate, intense and impossible to ignore.
    • They're serious, they're intense, but at the same time, they know what the stakes are here and we're really focused on that.
    • Playing basketball, football, and baseball, the intense young man graduated from high school in St. Pete in 1959.
    • He was a very earnest and intense young man, whose character was in keeping with his guitar playing.
    • A few years ago, hitchhiking from Inverness to London, I was given a lift by an intense young man who turned out to be an Icelandic concert pianist.
    • On the one hand he's very enthusiastic and intense and can be serious, but he's also such a laugh, and so expressive that he wins you over.
    • ‘For a serious, intense kid, hip hop was an outlet,’ Blackman explains.
    • Fellows went from deadly serious and intense during her music to being casually witty and friendly; it was a cool, relaxed vibe.
    • Listening to this intense young man, there is little doubt he has done things the hard way; no favours doled out and none asked for.
    • Even when he gets so serious and intense, it makes Ernie laugh, and for me, anytime there is laughter in this game, it's good.
    • He's intense and serious about the work, but sometimes he'll go off on a comic riff.
    • An only son, he was by all accounts an intense, young boy who from an early age displayed an emotional response to perceived injustice.
    • Don't be too intense, be serious but good natured if possible.
    • He is taller and rangier than he looks on screen - he is almost six foot - and far more intense and serious than when he is playing someone else.
    • No, I was not always so disciplined or serious, intense or passionate, but now I am.
    • Brendan Barrington exudes vibrant enthusiasm, he is intense, thoughtful and passionate about his creation.
    Synonyms
    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

Usage

Intense and intensive are similar in meaning, but they differ in emphasis. Intense tends to relate to subjective responses—emotions and how we feel—while intensive tends to relate to objective descriptions. Thus an intensive course of instruction simply describes the type of course: one that is designed to cover a lot of ground in a short time. On the other hand, in the course was intense, the word intense describes how someone felt about taking the course

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin intensus ‘stretched tightly, strained’, past participle of intendere (see intend).

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