violence

noun

1. 暴力；暴行
   violent behaviour that is intended to hurt or kill sb
   1. crimes/acts/threats of violence
      暴力犯罪 / 行为 / 威胁
   2. He condemned the protesters' use of violence against the police.
      他谴责抗议者对警察使用暴力。
   3. domestic violence (= between family members)
      家庭暴力
   4. Why do they always have to resort to violence ?
      为什么他们总是非要诉诸暴力不可呢？
   5. Violence broke out/erupted inside the prison last night.
      昨晚监狱里发生了暴力事件。
   6. Is there too much sex and violence on TV?
      电视上有太多的色情和暴力吗？
2. 狂热；激情；激烈的力量
   physical or emotional force and energy
   1. The violence of her feelings surprised him.
      她感情之强烈使他吃惊。

1. N-UNCOUNT 暴力;暴行
   Violence is behaviour which is intended to hurt, injure, or kill people.
   1. Twenty people were killed in the violence...
      有20人在这一暴力事件中丧生。
   2. They threaten them with violence.
      他们对其进行暴力威胁。
   3. ...domestic violence between husband and wife.
      夫妻间的家庭暴力
2. N-UNCOUNT （言行的）狂暴，激烈，愤怒
   If you do or say something with violence, you use a lot of force and energy in doing or saying it, often because you are angry.
   1. 'There's no need,' Amy said, with sudden violence...
      “没有必要，”埃米突然激愤地说。
   2. The violence in her tone gave Alistair a shock.
      她语气之强烈令阿利斯泰尔深感震惊。

1. I call on everyone to renounce the use of violence and armed struggle
   我呼吁每个人都放弃使用暴力和武装斗争。
2. The renewed violence this week hardly augurs well for smooth or peaceful change
   本周新一轮的暴力事件预示着顺利平和的转变几乎不可能实现。
3. The media bombards all of us with images of violence and drugs and sex
   媒体上关于暴力、毒品和性的画面充斥着我们的视线。
4. The city authorities said the curfew had contained the violence.
   市政府称宵禁遏制住了暴力事件。
5. School crime and violence cuts across urban, rural and suburban areas.
   城市、乡村和郊区都出现了校园犯罪和校园暴力现象。
6. Women are still the main victims of domestic violence.
   女性仍然是家庭暴力的主要受害者。
7. The government is trying to downplay the violence.
   政府试图对暴力行为低调处理。
8. Greater demands were being placed on the police by growing violence and left-and right-wing extremism.
   暴力事件和左右翼极端主义日益猖獗，这对警方提出了更高的要求。
9. There's too much crime and gratuitous violence on TV.
   电视里充斥着犯罪和无端的暴力。
10. He has begun a hunger strike in protest over political violence in Karachi.
    为了抗议卡拉奇的政治暴力，他已开始了绝食。
11. The party agreed not to incite its supporters to violence
    该党同意不鼓动其支持者使用暴力。
12. The street protests had been infiltrated by people bent on violence
    街头抗议的人群中已经渗入了一些倾向于暴力的人。
13. His were not merely crimes of theft but of violence against elderly people.
    他所犯的不止是偷窃罪，而是针对老年人的暴力犯罪。
14. Despite the violence that preceded the elections, reports say that polling was orderly and peaceful.
    尽管选举前发生了暴力事件，报道说投票得以和平有序地进行。
15. The authorities have been too pusillanimous in merely condemning the violence.
    当局对暴行只是进行了谴责，真是太胆小怕事了。
16. He appealed to all factions to refrain from violence.
    他呼吁所有派系避免使用暴力。
17. Continuing violence will retard negotiations over the country's future.
    持续不断的暴力活动会阻碍关系到国家未来的谈判的进行。
18. What separates terrorism from other acts of violence?
    恐怖主义和其他暴力行为的区别是什么？
19. The entire film revolves around drugs, sex and violence
    整个影片围绕着毒品、性和暴力展开。
20. I don't condone violence in any shape or form
    我不能容忍任何形式的暴力。
21. Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence
    斯特劳先生向那些坚持进行暴力活动的人发出了严正警告。
22. She lives daily under threat of violence
    她每天都生活在暴力威胁之下。
23. Twenty people were killed in the violence
    有20人在这一暴力事件中丧生。
24. They threaten them with violence.
    他们对其进行暴力威胁。
25. 'There's no need,' Amy said, with sudden violence
    “没有必要，”埃米突然激愤地说。
26. The violence in her tone gave Alistair a shock.
    她语气之强烈令阿利斯泰尔深感震惊。
27. He was mellowed by a wife who weaned him off violence and drink
    他妻子帮他戒除了动粗和嗜酒的恶习，使他变得成熟了。
28. They turned a blind eye to the use of violence.
    他们对使用暴力熟视无睹。

noun

1. an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
   1. he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one

   Synonym:    force

2. the property of being wild or turbulent
   1. the storm's violence

   Synonym:    ferocityfiercenessfuriousnessfuryvehemencewildness

3. a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.