violencevi•o•lence /'vaɪələns/

n U

1. 暴力；强暴(行为等)

• outbreaks of violence 暴力突发

• domestic violence 家庭暴力

2. 猛烈；激烈

• The wind blew with great violence. 风刮得很猛。

词组do violence to

1. 破坏；损害

• The hotel does violence to the natural beauty. 那个饭店破坏了自然美。

2. 歪曲(事实等)

• Your remarks did violence to the truth. 你的话歪曲了事实。