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单词 violently
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Definition of violently in English:

violently

adverb ˈvʌɪələntliˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli
  • 1Using physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.

    I was once violently assaulted on a bus
    protesters clashed violently with the police
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He claimed that it was a part of a larger strategy to expel them violently from areas to be farmed by colonists.
    • He stubbornly goes forth armed with only his ideals as his men are violently cut down by enemy fire.
    • He drives a taxi because he cannot sleep, but his nightly runs through the city's dirtiest neighbourhoods compel him to act violently.
    • There are consequences when he deals with things violently, and he lies frequently because his every misguided placement of trust is betrayed.
    • Romance ends abruptly and violently when she kills Jeff's partner.
  • 2In a very strong or vigorous manner.

    he coughed violently
    the aircraft began violently shaking
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When the pressure is released, the juice begins to boil violently and the lime is added.
    • Examples from the artist's "Torn Map" series at first look like scraps of paper violently ripped from a whole.
    • The ballet was violently booed at its premiere in 1913.
    • She spits violently at her reflection.
    • The song has a stormy quality that lends itself to images of waves crashing violently against rocky shorelines.
    1. 2.1 To a very great degree; intensely.
      I found myself violently disagreeing with him
      as submodifier he woke up feeling violently ill
      Example sentencesExamples
      • During this time, his paintings were brightly coloured abstracts executed with violently expressive brushwork.
      • The work is violently powerful, its overriding message being the oppression of the Mexican lower classes.
      • Initially, the group was moderately enthusiastic about the idea of popular architecture—or at least not violently opposed to it.
      • The border is echoed in the conglomeration of baroque forms that violently jut in from the bottom left.
      • In the mid-distance a cottage is burning, as smoke violently billows and fumes.

Definition of violently in US English:

violently

adverbˈvī(ə)ləntlēˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli
  • 1Using physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.

    I was once violently assaulted on a bus
    protesters clashed violently with the police
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Romance ends abruptly and violently when she kills Jeff's partner.
    • He drives a taxi because he cannot sleep, but his nightly runs through the city's dirtiest neighbourhoods compel him to act violently.
    • He claimed that it was a part of a larger strategy to expel them violently from areas to be farmed by colonists.
    • There are consequences when he deals with things violently, and he lies frequently because his every misguided placement of trust is betrayed.
    • He stubbornly goes forth armed with only his ideals as his men are violently cut down by enemy fire.
  • 2In a very strong or vigorous manner.

    he coughed violently
    the aircraft began violently shaking
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Examples from the artist's "Torn Map" series at first look like scraps of paper violently ripped from a whole.
    • The song has a stormy quality that lends itself to images of waves crashing violently against rocky shorelines.
    • The ballet was violently booed at its premiere in 1913.
    • When the pressure is released, the juice begins to boil violently and the lime is added.
    • She spits violently at her reflection.
    1. 2.1 To a very great degree; intensely.
      I found myself violently disagreeing with him
      as submodifier he woke up feeling violently ill
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The work is violently powerful, its overriding message being the oppression of the Mexican lower classes.
      • Initially, the group was moderately enthusiastic about the idea of popular architecture—or at least not violently opposed to it.
      • During this time, his paintings were brightly coloured abstracts executed with violently expressive brushwork.
      • In the mid-distance a cottage is burning, as smoke violently billows and fumes.
      • The border is echoed in the conglomeration of baroque forms that violently jut in from the bottom left.
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