The building shook violently during the quake.
地震时这栋建筑剧烈晃动。
Choose the best synonym for the word “violently”:
D — brutally. “violently” means adv. in a way that involves physical force
The angry gray sea tossed the little wooden boat ______ from side to side.
D — violently. “violently” means adv. in a way that involves physical force
violently — adv. in a way that involves physical force. In Chinese: 猛烈地，暴力地.
violently is pronounced /ˈvaɪələntli/. It breaks into 4 syllables: vi · o · lent · ly.
The building shook violently during the quake. (地震时这栋建筑剧烈晃动。)
brutally, fiercely, forcefully — all close in meaning to violently (adv. in a way that involves physical force).
Yes. violently appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.