n (1)暴(狂)怒((sudden feeling of) violent anger)[C，U]：go/fly into a～大发脾气/勃然大怒;be in a～生气;He smashed the picture in a (fit of)～. 一怒之下，他把那张画撕碎了。His～over the crime was beyond words. 他对那桩罪行所感到的愤怒难以形容。be livid/white/purple with～气得脸发青/白/紫;tremble/quiver/boil with～ 气得发抖/颤/火;be hot with～ 怒火中烧;〖同〗anger;〖反〗calm;

(2)(风，海等之)凶猛(狂暴)((instance of)violent movement of nature)[C，U](fig)：the～of sea/storm/wind 汹涌的大海/凶猛的暴风雨/怒吼的狂风;〖同〗storm;

(3)热衷，风行(strong interest or fashion)[C，a～][N(for)]：one of the latest～s 最新的时尚之一;She has a～for collecting stamps. 她热衷于集邮。There was a～for shoes with pointed toes some years ago. 几年前，流行尖头皮鞋。〖同〗fashion;

(all) the rage 风靡一时，流行：This song was all the～at that time. 这首歌当时很流行。

vi (1)大发脾气，发怒(feel or exhibit violent anger)[I，I+prep(at/against)]：Keep your temper，don't～. 冷静点，别动怒。～at sb/one's weakness 对某人/自己的软弱感到很生气;～against sb for disobeying/for sb's remarks 因某人不听话/某人所说的话而怒不可遏;

(2)(暴风、雨、火、战斗等)肆虐((of storms，fires，battles，etc) continue with great violence)[I]：The storm (The monsoon/A gale)～d all night/round the house/through the western islands/with extreme violence. 暴风雨(季风/大风)刮了一整夜/在房屋的周围怒吼/袭击了西部群岛/刮得异常猛烈。The fire～d furiously throughout the area. 那场大火在整个地区猛烈地燃烧。The debate～d furiously the whole day. 激烈的辩论进行了一整天。The battle～d furiously for several weeks. 那场激战持续了几星期。

(3)(疾病)流行((disease) spread rapidly and uncontrollably)[I，I+prep]：The famine/Pestilence/The disease/Cholera is～ing very fiercely (badly) there (through the town). 那里(整个镇子上)饥荒/流行病/这种疾病/霍乱十分猖獗(相当严重)。

→′raging adj 痛苦的;极端的;

【辨异】rage与anger、fury和indignation的区别见ANGER。