violent

Compared meaning: violent, aggressive, or destructive (adjective).

比较义项：猛烈、具有攻击性或破坏性的（形容词）。

• violent 本词

  The plain, literal term for physical force that causes real harm or damage, without any added sense of extra intensity or brutality.

  是表示造成真实伤害或损害的武力的直白说法，不带额外的强度或残忍意味。

  The protest turned violent, and several shop windows were smashed.

  抗议活动演变为暴力冲突，几家店铺的橱窗被砸碎了。

• fierce

  Stresses aggressive intensity or strong feeling rather than actual physical harm; common for competitions, arguments or determination, sometimes even admiring in tone.

  强调强烈的攻击性或情绪强度，而不一定造成实际的身体伤害；常用于竞争、争论或决心等场合，语气有时甚至带有赞赏的意味。

  There is fierce competition among students for the top university places.

  学生之间为了顶尖大学的名额展开着激烈的竞争。

• furious

  Highlights an extreme degree of intensity and speed, often describing storms, battles or a fast, relentless pace; the most dramatic and forceful in register.

  强调达到极致的强度和速度，常用来形容暴风雨、战斗或急促猛烈的节奏；语气是这几个词中最强烈、最有戏剧性的。

  The two armies fought at a furious pace throughout the long night.

  两支军队整个漫长的夜晚都以极其猛烈的速度交战。

• savage

  Implies brutal, merciless ferocity, often suggesting something wild or animal-like; can also describe harshly cruel criticism.

  暗示残忍、毫不留情的凶猛，常带有野蛮或类似野兽的意味；也可以用来形容尖刻残酷的批评。

  The savage attack by two stray dogs left the postman badly hurt.

  两只流浪狗的凶残袭击让邮递员身受重伤。

All four describe something strong, destructive, or aggressive. Violent means physical force that causes harm. Fierce means aggression or intensity without real harm. Furious means extreme intensity and speed. Savage means cruel, uncontrolled ferocity. Furious can mean angry; savage can mean uncivilized; not compared here.

这几个词都可以形容具有强大破坏力或攻击性的事物，但侧重点不同：violent 只强调造成伤害的物理力量，fierce 强调攻击性或强度但未必造成实际伤害，furious 强调达到极致的猛烈程度和速度，savage 则强调残忍、不受控制的凶残。这里不比较 furious 常见的“非常生气的”这一含义，也不比较 savage 表示“野蛮、未开化的（人）”这一含义。

Compared meaning: very strong in degree (adjective).

比较义项：强烈的，程度非常高（形容词）。

• intense

  Emphasizes how strongly something is felt or experienced, especially heat, emotion, pain, or effort; neutral in tone, often used for gradually building feelings, and slightly more formal than strong.

  强调某事物被感受或经历的程度极高，尤其用于热度、情绪、疼痛或努力；语气中性，常用于逐渐增强的感受，比 strong 更正式一些。

  Her fear of spiders is so intense that she can't even look at a picture of one.

  她对蜘蛛的恐惧非常强烈，甚至连图片都不敢看。

• strong

  The most general and neutral of the three; used for physical or abstract force such as smell, wind, coffee, or opinions, without implying danger or extremity.

  三者中最通用、语气最中性的词；用于形容气味、风、咖啡或观点等具体或抽象的力量，不含危险或极端的意味。

  This coffee is too strong for me; could you add a little more water?

  这杯咖啡对我来说太浓了，能不能多加点水？

• violent 本词

  Implies force so extreme that it becomes destructive, dangerous, or sudden and uncontrolled, often describing weather, reactions, or changes rather than steady feelings.

  指力量极端到具有破坏性、危险性或突然失控，常用于描述天气、反应或变化，而不是持续稳定的感受。

  The storm turned violent, knocking down trees across the town.

  暴风雨变得猛烈起来，把镇上的树木都刮倒了。

All three mean very strong in degree. Intense stresses strong feelings, like heat or emotion. Strong is the most neutral, used for smell, wind, or opinions. Violent implies force so extreme it becomes destructive or dangerous, as in weather. Not compared: strong meaning physically fit.

这三个词都表示程度很高、强烈，但语气和适用范围不同：violent 语气最强，强调具有破坏性或失控的力量；strong 语气最中性、用法最广；intense 强调感受或体验上的强烈程度。这里不比较 strong 的“身体强壮的”词义，也不比较 violent 的“使用暴力伤害他人的”词义。