in.tense
adj.(形容词)
in.tens.er,in.tens.est
Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to an extreme degree:
强烈的:具有或表现某种与种不同的特征到了特别强烈的程度的:
例句:
the intense sun of the tropics.
赤道上的烈日
Extreme in degree, strength, or size:
极端的,强烈的:在程度、力量或体积是特别的:
例句:
intense heat.
酷暑
Involving or showing strain or extreme effort:
紧张的:包含或显出压力或特别的努力的:
例句:
intense concentration.
紧张的投入
Deeply felt; profound:
深切地感受到的;深刻的:
例句:
intense emotion.
深情
Tending to feel deeply:
意欲感受深刻的:
例句:
an intense writer.
感受深刻的作者
来源:
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin intônsus [stretched, intent] [from past participle of] intendere [to stretch, intend] * see intend
源自 拉丁语 intônsus [拓展的;意图] [] 源自intendere的过去分词 [伸展,打算] *参见 intend
【引伸】
intense.ly
adv.(副词)
intense.ness
n.(名词)
<参考词汇><同义词>intense,fierce,vehement,violentThe central meaning shared by these adjectives is .of an extreme kind.:
这些形容的中心意思都是.特别的.:
例句:
intense emotions;
深情;
例句:
fierce loyalty;
耿耿忠心;
例句:
vehement dislike;
极其厌恶;
例句:
violent rage.
强烈的愤怒
The meanings ofintense and intensive overlap considerably, but the two are often subtly distinct.When used to describe human feeling or activity,intense often suggests a strength or concentration that arises from inner dispositions and is particularly appropriate when used to describe emotional states:
intense 和 intensive 的意思在相当程度上是交叉的, 但是它们经常有细微的差别。当用来描述人的感情或活动时,intense 通常指由内在倾向而来的力量或专心, 它特别适于用来描写感情状态:
例句:
intense pleasure, dislike, loyalty, and so forth. Intensive
极度的快乐,极为厌恶,非常忠诚等等。 Intensive
is more frequently applied when the strength or concentration of an activity is imposed from without:
更常用于指行为的强度和程度是由外部强加的:
例句:
intensive bombing, training, marketing.
强烈的爆炸,强烈的训练,紧张的营销。
Thus a reference toMark`s intense study of German suggests that Mark himself was responsible for the concentrated activity, whereasMark`s intensive study of German suggests that the program in which Mark was studying was designed to cover a great deal of material in a brief period.
因此Mark`s intense study of German 指马克自己对集中的行为负责, 而Mark`s intensive study of German 意味着马克的学习计划是打算在短时间内涉猎大量内容