furious• But on the other hand, I was furious.• Not surprisingly, they were furious.• Don't tell Jan I read her letter -- she'll be furious.• He had suddenoutbursts of furiousanger which were always fatal to the often innocentobjects.• A furiousargument was taking place outside the pub.• Walter came home furious at something his boss had said.• Ada clutched me to her bosom and turned her furious back on the door.• A furiousclerkchased the children out of the store.• The Huskies made a furiouscomeback in the second half.• The new import laws have provokedfuriouscomplaints from business groups.• I've never been so furious in all my life.• Williams got a call that day from a furious Larry Parnes.• Her accusation in front of her family had made him coldly furious, she realised with a jolt.• It was a harrowingdin, a cascade of furiousvoicesmerged into a singlepulsatingshout.• Tony was furious when Bobbie admitted the truth.• Gina was furious with him for leaving the babyalone in the house.
furious pace• The facts are that within a decade of the ViennaCongress, nationalism was gatheringfurious pace.• Small banks are also merging at a furious pace, a trend expected to continue in 1996.• Both major parties raised soft money at a furious pace in 1995 and 1996, each gathering more than $ 100 million.• The stage hands grumbled at the furious pace they were expected to work.
Originfurious
(1300-1400)Old Frenchfurieus, from Latinfuria; → FURY
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, feel, look, seem, sound狂怒;感到怒不可遏;看上去火氣很大;好像暴怒;聽起來怒氣沖沖▸➤become, get勃然大怒▸➤make sb使某人大發雷霆◇Their incompetence made me furious.他們的無能令我大為光火。ADVERB➤absolutely憤怒至極➤still仍然怒氣沖沖◇I'm still furious with him.我仍然對他十分惱火。➤reportedly據說大為光火◇The President was reportedly furious at the comment.報道稱總統對這一評論大為光火。PREPOSITION➤about為⋯狂怒◇He was simply furious about what had happened to his mother.他母親的遭遇讓他火冒三丈。➤at因⋯大發雷霆◇The president is said to be furious at the newspaper report.據說總統對報紙的報道大動肝火。◇You must be furious at me for not telling you sooner.我沒有早點兒告訴你,你一定非常生氣。➤over因⋯暴怒◇She was still furious over suggestions that she had lied to the public.她對那些暗示她欺騙公眾的話仍然怒不可遏。➤with對⋯感到極為憤怒◇I got absolutely furious with him.我對他十分惱火。
furious adj. ⇨furious (I was furious.)⇨wild2 (a furious pace)furious
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➡ See also the entry for angry另见angry条furious ♦︎ outraged ♦︎ enraged ♦︎ incensed ♦︎ fuming ♦︎ seethingThese words all mean very or extremely angry.这些词均表示狂怒的、异常愤怒的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆furious / outraged / incensed / fuming / seething about / at / over sth◆furious / outraged / incensed that...◆a furious / an outraged expression◆absolutely furious / outraged / incensed / fuming■furious ˈfjʊəriəs; NAmEˈfjʊriəsextremely angry狂怒的;暴怒的◆I was furious at the way we'd been treated.我们所遭受的待遇令我气愤难当。◆She was furious with me when she found out.她弄清情况后,非常生我的气。◆He was furious with himself for letting things get so out of control.他对自己很恼火,怪自己竟让事情变得如此不可收拾。 see also fury ⇨ angernoun▸furiously
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◆furiously angry大发雷霆◆He banged the door furiously.他狂怒地砰地使劲甩上门。■outragedˈaʊtreɪdʒd very shocked and angry, especially about sth that you think is unfair or morally wrong(尤指对不公正或不道德的事)感到震怒的◆I was outraged when I heard of the decision.我得知这个决定后怒不可遏。◆a group of outraged customers / residents / passengers一群愤怒的顾客/居民/旅客◆She wrote an outraged letter to the newspaper.她给报纸写了一封义愤填膺的信。 see also outrage ⇨ angernoun, outrage ⇨ angerverb, outrageous ⇨ outrageous■enraged (written) extremely angry, especially when this makes you lose control or be violent异常愤怒的(尤指使人失控或诉诸暴力)◆She was enraged at his stupidity.她对他的愚蠢大为光火。◆an enraged mob愤怒的暴民 see also rage ⇨ angernoun, enrage ⇨ angerverb■incensed ɪnˈsenst extremely angry, especially because you think you have been treated or judged unfairly(尤指因遭受不公正的待遇或评判)异常愤怒的◆Workers were incensed by the decision to lengthen working hours.工人被延长工时的决定激怒了。 see also incense ⇨ angerverbNOTE辨析 Outraged or incensed?In many cases you can use either word; however, outraged suggests a stronger feeling that sth is morally wrong; incensed suggests a stronger feeling that you have personally been badly treated.在许多情况下这两个词可以通用。不过,outraged暗指基于道德义愤的强烈情感,incensed暗指因个人受到了恶劣的对待而大怒。■fuming [not before noun] extremely angry, especially when you have no effective way of expressing your anger or doing anything about the cause of your anger大为生气的,十分恼火的(尤指怒火无处发泄或对愤怒的原因无可奈何)◆She sat in the car, silently fuming at the traffic jam.她坐在汽车里,对交通堵塞一肚子火。■seething [not before noun] extremely angry but trying not to show other people how angry you are强压怒火的;生闷气的◆Inwardly seething, she did as she was told.虽然心里大为恼火,她还是照吩咐的做了。