violence

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violence /ˈvajələns/ noun

violence

/ˈvajələns/

noun

Learner's definition of VIOLENCE

[noncount]

: the use of physical force to harm someone, to damage property, etc.暴力；暴行

an act of violence暴力行为
They need to learn how to settle their arguments without resorting to violence.他们需要学会如何以非暴力手段解决争端。
They spoke out against (the use of) violence against women.他们呼吁反对向女性施暴。
Violence erupted in the streets. [=people began fighting, setting fires, etc., in the streets]街头爆发了暴力事件。
movies filled with sex and violence充满色情和暴力的电影
gun violence涉枪暴力
domestic violence [=acts or threats of physical harm that happen in the home]家庭暴力

: great destructive force or energy巨大的破坏力

do violence to

: to harm or weaken (something) : to make (something) less effective损害；削弱

They want to make a movie from the book without doing violence to the simplicity of the original story.他们希望在不破坏原著质朴风格的前提下将这本书拍成电影。