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seethe

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++seethe /siːð/ verb [intransitive]  1 to feel an emotion, especially anger, so strongly that you are almost shaking 气得发抖,怒火中烧 SYN fumeseethe with He was seething with anger. 他气得浑身发抖。 I was absolutely seething. 我胸中充满了怒火。2 be seething (with something) LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTif a place is seething with people, insects etc, there are a lot of them all moving quickly in different directions 〔某地方〕充满(某物) The cellar was seething with spiders. 地窖里爬满了蜘蛛。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
seetheHe went to bed seething.By late May the 9: 15 community was seething.The wood crackled and seethed and the flames united into a single fire.Unprepared for the constant clamor, stress and hostility of prison life, he develops a seething anger and torturing headaches.Stephen, seething inwardly, was left with nothing to say.It was not seething with guests.It seethes with passionate opinion in a way that rarely marks debates in Washington.The harbor of the naval base seethed with tremendous activity.seethe withThe harbor of the naval base seethed with activity.Daniel was seething with jealousy.
Origin seethe Old English seothan to boil
seethe verbChinese
an so emotion, you especially that Corpus feel to strongly anger,


seethe
seethe /siːð/ verb [intransitive]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: seothan 'to boil'
1. to feel an emotion, especially anger, so strongly that you are almost shaking
   SYN  fume
    seethe with
    He was seething with anger.
    I was absolutely seething.
2. be seething (with something) if a place is seething with people, insects etc, there are a lot of them all moving quickly in different directions:
    The cellar was seething with spiders.


seetheBrE /siːð/ 🔊NAmE /siːð/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they seethe BrE /siːð/ 🔊 NAmE /siːð/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it seethes BrE /siːðz/ 🔊 NAmE /siːðz/ 🔊past simple seethed BrE /siːðd/ 🔊 NAmE /siːðd/ 🔊past participle seethed BrE /siːðd/ 🔊 NAmE /siːðd/ 🔊 -ing form seething BrE /ˈsiːðɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsiːðɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] to be extremely angry about sth but try not to show other people how angry you are 强压怒火;生闷气 SYN fume She seethed silently in the corner. 她在角落里默默地生闷气。🔊🔊~ with sth He marched off, seething with frustration. 他大为失望,气呼呼地走开了。🔊🔊~ at sth Inwardly he was seething at this challenge to his authority. 他因权威受到挑战而怒火中烧。🔊🔊~ (with sth) (formal) (of a place 地方) to be full of a lot of people or animals, especially when they are all moving around 充满,遍布,到处都是(人、动物)The resort is seething with tourists all year round. 这处名胜一年四季游人如织。🔊🔊He became caught up in a seething mass of arms and legs. 他被卷进了摩肩接踵的人群。🔊🔊(formal) (of liquids 液体) to move around quickly and violently 翻滚;翻腾;涌动The grey ocean seethed beneath them. 灰蒙蒙的大海在他们下面翻滚。🔊🔊