She's furious at how slowly the investigation is proceeding. I was furious with them for printing the story. We worked all night at a furious pace.
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French furieus, from Latin furiosus, from furia madness, fury
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
Time Traveler
The first known use of furious was in the 14th century
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, feel, look, seem, sound狂怒;感到怒不可遏;看上去火氣很大;好像暴怒;聽起來怒氣沖沖▸➤become, get勃然大怒▸➤make sb使某人大發雷霆◇Their incompetence made me furious.他們的無能令我大為光火。ADVERB➤absolutely憤怒至極➤still仍然怒氣沖沖◇I'm still furious with him.我仍然對他十分惱火。➤reportedly據說大為光火◇The President was reportedly furious at the comment.報道稱總統對這一評論大為光火。PREPOSITION➤about為⋯狂怒◇He was simply furious about what had happened to his mother.他母親的遭遇讓他火冒三丈。➤at因⋯大發雷霆◇The president is said to be furious at the newspaper report.據說總統對報紙的報道大動肝火。◇You must be furious at me for not telling you sooner.我沒有早點兒告訴你,你一定非常生氣。➤over因⋯暴怒◇She was still furious over suggestions that she had lied to the public.她對那些暗示她欺騙公眾的話仍然怒不可遏。➤with對⋯感到極為憤怒◇I got absolutely furious with him.我對他十分惱火。