savagely

/ˈsævɪdʒɫi/ adv B1

wildly

Word Origin Savage comes from Latin silva 'forest' — originally meaning 'of the woods,' wild and untamed. Savagely means 'in a wild, forest-like manner.' The word shifted from 'woodland' to 'fierce.' The same root gives us sylvan (wooded). So savagely is literally 'like a creature of the forest.'

adv wildly B1

The wind blew savagely during the typhoon.

(副词) 狂野地;猛烈地

台风期间狂风肆虐地吹。

(adverbio) salvajemente; furiosamente; despiadadamente; ferozmente

El viento sopló con violencia durante el tifón.

(adverbe) sauvagement; violemment; brutalement; férocement [de manière féroce et violente, sans aucun contrôle]

Le vent a soufflé avec violence pendant le typhon.

(Adverb) wild; heftig; stürmisch; unbändig [auf wilde, unkontrollierte oder grausame Weise]

Der Wind blies **savagely** während des Taifuns.

(副詞) 激しく、狂暴に

台風の間、風は激しく吹き荒れた。

(advérbio) selvagemente; violentamente; furiosamente; freneticamente

O vento soprou com violência durante o tufão.

adv In a wild, uncontrolled, or savage manner.

The lion savagely attacked its prey.

(副词) 野蛮地;凶猛地;残暴地 【野蛮地;凶猛地】

狮子凶猛地攻击了它的猎物。

(adverbio) salvajemente; ferozmente; brutalmente; despiadadamente; cruelmente [De manera salvaje, descontrolada o feroz.]

El león atacó salvajemente a su presa.

(adverbe) sauvagement; férocement; brutalement; cruellement [D'une manière sauvage, féroce ou incontrôlée.]

Le lion a attaqué sauvagement sa proie.

(Adverb) wild; brutal; grausam; unbändig; roh [Auf eine wilde, unkontrollierte oder grausame Weise.]

Der Löwe griff seine Beute **savagely** an.

(副詞) 野蛮に、狂暴に。野生的で制御されない様子で。

ライオンは猛然とその獲物に襲いかかった。

(advérbio) selvagemente; brutalmente; ferozmente; cruelmente; desumanamente [De maneira selvagem, descontrolada ou brutal.]

O leão atacou sua presa de forma selvagem.

Word parts: savage + ly

Common collocations

at prep say verb so adv attack verb think verb beat verb out adv head subst tell verb then adv down adv man subst

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