fierce: applies to humans and animals that inspire terror because of their wild and menacing appearance or fury in attack or to qualities, expressions, or events characteristic of these: a battle marked by ~ fighting.  （wild除表野生外，还形容天气海浪感情等狂野means affected by storms or strong winds or strong emotions，如a wild night暴风雨之夜，the sea was wild大海波涛汹涌，如she's totally wild about him她对他简直狂野入迷，I'm not wild about the idea我对这想法不感兴趣）  （fury狂怒，是压倒性毁灭性的愤怒，几乎疯狂implies overmastering destructive rage verging on madness，如in her fury she threw abuse in all directions她狂怒地四处咒骂；因此fury比rage更强烈）  （menacing威胁的危险的恐吓的implies what is likely to cause harm or danger，如menacing face/tone/street/look恶狠狠的脸/口吻/阴森森的街道/凶狠的外表）


ferocious: implies extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality: signs warned of a ~ dog.   (brute野兽an animal as opposed to a human being, 形容词brutal凶残暴力的being savagely violent，如brutal crime of massacre残暴的屠杀罪行，如she has to face the brutal reality她不得不面对残酷的现实，如brute-force attack是计算机术语表示暴力破解）


barbarous: implies a ferocity or mercilessness regarded as unworthy of civilized people: the ~ treatment of prisoners.  （civilized文明的，形容社会具有先进的组织文化和制度applies to a society with advanced organization, culture, and institutions，如the civilized world文明世界，如civilized peoples文明民族）


savage: implies the absence of inhibitions restraining civilized people filled with rage, lust, hate, fear, or other violent passions: ~ reviews of the new play.  （inhibit阻止阻碍抑制to prevent something from happening，如wine or sugary drinks inhibit digestion酒或含糖饮料抑制消化, 如lack of oxygen may inhibit brain development in the unborn child缺氧可能阻碍胎儿的大脑发育）   rage几乎失控的愤怒，但没有fury强  (lust强烈的欲望，如性欲或权力享受等a strong desire for sex or power, enjoyment, etc.，如their affair was driven by pure lust他们私通纯粹是受肉欲驱使，如to satisfy his lust for power满足他的权力欲，如she has a real lust for life= she really enjoys life她真懂得享受生活)


cruel: implies indifference to suffering or even positive pleasure in witnessing or inflicting it: the ~ jokes of young children.


fierce凶猛:  指外表狂野危险，或狂暴攻击别人，另人恐惧，ferocious凶猛残暴: 表示极端凶猛残暴，barbarous野蛮: 表示暴力又无情，不文明不会做，savage野蛮:  表示表达愤怒欲望仇恨恐惧时不像文明人一样加以克制，cruel残忍: 表示漠视别人的痛苦，甚至感到愉快(目睹或施加痛苦)


记忆方法: 1）首字母FFBSC残暴式方法<==残暴

         2）残暴的意思是暴怒凶恶的外表或行为mean showing fury or malignity in looks or actions.  （malignity恶意敌意implies an evil and deep passion and relentless driving force of hostility，如never viewed her daughter-in-law with anything but malignity一直充满敌意的看待她的儿媳）