sav·age¹/`sævɪdʒ; ˈsævɪdʒ/ adj 1 very cruel and violent 凶猛的; 残暴的: savage fighting 野蛮的打斗 2 criticizing someone or something very severely 〔批评〕猛烈的，恶毒的: a savage attack on the newspaper industry 对报业的猛烈攻击 3 very severe and harmful 严厉的: savage measures to control begging 控制行乞的严厉措施