fury

fury
(pl. -ies)
  1. [mass noun]wild or violent anger
    狂怒，暴怒
    tears of fury and frustration.
    狂怒和受挫的眼泪。
    Rachel shouted, beside herself with fury.
    雷切尔怒不可遏地叫喊着。
    ■(a fury)a surge of violent anger or other feeling
    怒火（或其他情感的）的高涨
    in a fury, he lashed the horse on.
    他怀着满腔怒火策马前进。
    ■[in sing.]violence or energy displayed in natural phenomena or in someone's actions
    （自然现象或人的行动中所显示的）狂暴；猛劲；奋力
    the fury of a gathering storm.
    急风骤雨的狂暴。
    she was paddling with a new fury.
    她再次振臂奋力划动双桨。
  2. (Fury)(Greek Mythology)a spirit of punishment, often represented as one of three goddesses who executed the curses pronounced upon criminals, tortured the guilty with stings of conscience, and inflicted famines and pestilences. The Furies were identified at an early date with the Eumenides
    (希腊神话)复仇三女神之一（司惩罚的精灵；常表示诅咒犯罪者、使有罪者的良心受到折磨、带来饥荒和瘟疫的三位女神之一。复仇女神被认为与早期罗马神话中的欧墨尼得斯同体）
    ■used to convey a woman's anger or aggression by comparing her to such a spirit
    复仇精灵（通过把女人比作复仇女神，表达她的愤怒或攻击性）
    she rounded on him like a vengeful fury.
    她好似一个复仇心重的复仇精灵，突然猛烈地责骂他。
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like fury
  1. (informal)with great energy or effort
    (非正式)奋力地，猛烈地；拼命地
    she fought like fury in his arms.
    她在他怀里拼命挣扎。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French furie, from Latin furia, from furiosos 'furious', from furere 'be mad, rage'
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