adj.野性的；凶猛的；粗鲁的；荒野的；原始的
n.野蛮人；粗人；凶恶的人
vt.激烈抨击；猛烈攻击
Most of the time elephants are tame but they can be very savage. 大多数时候大象很温顺,但他们也会大发野性。
He was wild and savage, and no man could mount him, or do anything at all with him. 它既野又凶，谁都驾驭不了它，谁也对它没办法。
He smarted from the savage attacks on his film. 他因自己的影片受到猛烈攻击而感到痛心。
She was irritated by his savage behavior. 他的不文明行为激怒了她。
He likes savage mountain scenery. 他喜欢荒山的景色。
The inhabitants were still in the savage state. 这些居民仍处于野蛮状态。
用作名词 (n.)These civilizations flourished while Europeans were still savages living in caves. 当欧洲人还是居住在洞穴中的野蛮人时，这些地方的文化早已十分繁荣昌盛。
There are no savage and civilised peoples; there are only different cultures. 人无野蛮与文明之分,只是文化不同。
用作及物动词 (vt.)Smith's play was savaged by the critics. 史密斯的剧本遭到评论家的猛烈抨击。
A jogger was savaged by two Rottweilers yesterday. 昨天,一位慢跑者受到两条罗特韦尔犬的强烈攻击。
savage用作动词时及物，常用于被动结构。
