► 接頭辞
猛 [もう] meaning: hard rank: 2
☆ 彼は試験に向けて猛勉強している ⇨ He is studying like crazy for the exam
☆ 猛反省しています ⇨ I am extremely sorry and repentant
☆ 軍は猛反撃で出た ⇨ The military has launched a vicious counterattack
More examples:
- チームは終盤の猛打で逆転勝ちした ⇨ The team had a come-from-behind win with offensive explosion in the late innings
- 彼は猛然と反論し始めた ⇨ He started to retort angrily and fiercely
- 台風が猛威を振るった ⇨ The typhoon unleashed its immense power, wreaked havoc
- ライオンは猛獣だ ⇨ The Lion is a fierce animal
- 彼等は敵に猛烈に反攻した ⇨ They fiercely fought back against the enemy
- 暴風雨が猛り狂った ⇨ A violent storm raged through
- 日本代表の猛反撃に皆はテレビの前に釘付けになった ⇨ The furious comeback by the team Japan got everybody nailed in front of the TV. Nobody moved away from the TV
- 彼の部屋は猛烈に汚い ⇨ His room was extremely messy
- 彼等は後半猛烈に追い上げたが、惜しくも一点差で破れた ⇨ They came back furiously in the second half but unfortunately lost by one score
- 猛暑が体に応える ⇨ The heat wave is hard on my body
- 犯罪者に猛省を求める ⇨ I demand thorough repentance from the criminal
- 突然猛烈な睡魔に襲われた ⇨ I was suddenly attacked by a severe sleep demon, sleepiness
- 猛烈な風が吹き付けた ⇨ Violent gusts blew
- 猛烈な暑さと湿気で汗が噴き出た ⇨ Intense heat and humidity made me sweat profusely
- 獰猛な虎 ⇨ A ferocious tiger