adj (1)残暴的，凶猛的((of a person，animal)cruel and fierce)：a～temper 脾气粗暴;a～lion/beast/ruler 凶猛的狮子/野兽/暴君;a～blow/attack/beating 猛打/猛烈的进攻/痛打;～remarks/criticism/behaviour 激烈的语言/严厉的批评/野蛮的行为;Sometimes an elephant can be quite～. 有时大象也非常凶猛。S～winds whipped about the mountain climbers' heads. 狂风在登山者的头上呼啸。〖同〗 fierce，cruel;〖反〗kind，tamed;

(2)原始的，未开发(化)的(not civilized;not cultivated;primitive)(derog)：～tribes/people/customs 原始部落/野蛮人/野蛮习俗;～lands/forests/scenery 未开发的土地/原始森林/原始景色;The inhabitants were still in the～state. 这些居民处于原始状态。〖同〗 uncivilized，uncultivated;〖反〗 civilized，cultivated;

→′savagely adv 残暴地，猛烈地，野蛮地;′savagery n 野蛮行为;′savageness n 残酷;野蛮;

n(1)原始(未开化的)人(person in an uncivilized state)[C]：many tribes of～s 许多野蛮人部落;

(2)野蛮(残暴)的人(rude or fierce person) [C] (fml)(derog)： The police have caught the～who attacked the ladies. 警察已经抓住了那个袭击妇女的恶棍。

vt(1)猛烈攻击，伤害(attack violently and wound)[T+n]：The child was～d by wild animals/the dog. 孩子受到了野兽/那条狗的猛烈攻击。

(2)严厉地批评(criticize sb or sth extremely severely)[T+n]：The article/reviewers～d her actions (the play). 那篇文章/那些评论家严厉抨击她的行为(那出戏)。

【辨异】savage与pitiless、ruthless和cruel的区别见CRUEL。savage 与fierce的区别见FIERCE。