vi‧o‧lence S2 W2 / vaɪələns / 名词 [不可数名词]

1 behaviour that is intended to hurt other people physically :

There is too much sex and violence on TV these days.

violence against

violence against women

2 extreme force :

the tremendous violence of a tornado

3 do violence to something formal to spoil something

4 literary an angry way of speaking or reacting :

She spoke with a violence that surprised them both.

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

physical violence They were threatened with physical violence.

domestic violence (= violence between a couple in their home ) Police said she was a victim of domestic violence.

racial/ethnic violence (= between people of different racial/ethnic groups ) There were outbreaks of racial violence in some cities.

terrorist violence The nation has suffered terrorist violence for many years.

gratuitous violence (= violence that there is no reason for ) These films are full of gratuitous violence.

mindless violence (= stupid and without any purpose ) Many have been victims of mindless violence.

escalating/growing violence (= violence that is becoming worse ) There have been reports of escalating violence in the region.

动词

resort to/use violence They were willing to resort to violence to achieve their ends.

incite/provoke violence (= do or say something that makes people become violent ) The opposition leader was accused of inciting violence against the president.

quell violence (= stop violent behaviour ) The National Guard was brought in to quell the violence.

violence erupts/breaks out/flares (= suddenly starts ) Violence erupted during the demonstration.

the violence escalates (= becomes worse ) The violence escalated as youths turned over a bus and began smashing shop windows.

短语

an act of violence Police warned that acts of violence would not be tolerated.

an outbreak of violence There was a fresh outbreak of violence on March 24.

the use of violence A police spokesman said that the use of violence, while regrettable, was necessary.