intense

adj.热情的，强烈的，紧张的；热烈的，热情的，认真的；[摄]（底片）明暗度强的；有强烈感情（或意见、想法）的

adj.

1. 很大的；十分强烈的
   very great; very strong
   1. intense heat/cold/pain
      酷热；严寒；剧痛
   2. The President is under intense pressure to resign.
      总统承受着沉重的辞职压力。
   3. the intense blue of her eyes
      她眼睛的深蓝色
   4. intense interest/pleasure/desire/anger
      浓厚的兴趣；十分快乐；强烈的欲望；极端愤怒
2. 严肃紧张的；激烈的
   serious and often involving a lot of action in a short period of time
   1. intense competition
      激烈的竞争
   2. It was a period of intense activity.
      那是活动激烈的时期。
3. 有强烈感情（或意见、想法）的；尖锐的；热切的
   having or showing very strong feelings, opinions or thoughts about sb/sth
   1. an intense look
      热切的神情
   2. He's very intense about everything.
      他对一切都很热心。

intense 剧烈的，强烈的

in-,进入，使，-tense,延伸，词源同tend,tense.引申词义拉长，绷紧，剧烈的，强烈的。

1. Danny returned to Father's house in a state of intense agitation
   丹尼回到神父的房子时显得极为焦虑不安。
2. The calls for reform come as intense debate continues among the leadership over the next five-year economic plan
   领导层继续在为下一个五年经济计划激烈争论之际，有人发出了改革的呼声。
3. Some countries are showing signs of cracking under intense pressure from the United States.
   有些国家在美国的强大压力下有崩盘的迹象。
4. That was the cue for several months of intense bargaining
   那意味着几个月的激烈谈判开始了。
5. An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government
   以色列政府内部正在进行激烈的辩论。
6. The intense currents disperse the sewage
   急流冲散了污水。
7. She is a very physical young woman, earthy, and very intense.
   她是个很粗犷的年轻女子，快人快语，非常热情。
8. 'What if there's nothing left at all?' he cries, lost in some intense existential angst.
   “要是什么都不会留下呢？”他叫喊道，陷入了对自身存在的深度焦虑。
9. The heat from the flames was so intense that roads melted.
   烈焰的温度很高，连路面都被熔化了。
10. He is suffering from eye ulcers, brought on by the intense light in Australia
    他眼部溃疡，是因澳大利亚强烈的日光照射造成的。
11. My hatred for her is so intense it seems to be destroying me
    我对她恨之入骨，都快要无法自拔了。
12. He was sweating from the intense heat
    高温酷热让他大汗淋漓。
13. Suddenly the room filled with intense light
    突然，刺眼的强光照亮了整个房间。
14. Stevens's murder was the result of a deep-seated and intense hatred
    史蒂文斯遭谋杀源于深仇宿怨。
15. His threats become more intense, agitated, and frequent.
    他发出的威胁更显言辞激烈、焦虑不安，也更为频繁。
16. The battle for third place was intense
    第三名的争夺紧张激烈。
17. The military on both sides are involved in intense activity.
    双方的武装力量都有密集动作。
18. I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze
    在卢克母亲审视的目光下，我感到极不自在。
19. He gazed at me with those intense blue eyes.
    他用那双深邃的蓝眼睛凝视着我。
20. I know he's an intense player, but he does enjoy what he's doing
    我知道他是个拼命三郎，但他确实喜欢自己所做的事。
21. She is taller than I imagined, more adult, more intense.
    她比我想象的更高、更成熟、更热切。
22. His love life was complicated, and involved intense relationships.
    他的爱情生活很复杂，几段感情都是轰轰烈烈。
23. He marvelled that a man in such intense pain could be so coherent.
    一个男人在如此剧痛下还能这般条理清晰，对此他赞叹不已。
24. There was intense speculation 18 months ago that the former foreign secretary might be parachuted into the Scottish Parliament.
    18个月前，人们普遍猜测前外交大臣可能会空降至苏格兰议会。
25. The politicking at Westminster is extremely intense.
    威斯敏斯特的政治活动异常激烈。
26. This has been the subject of intense scholarly debate
    这一直是学术讨论的热门话题。
27. They abused their power and bullied the people, thus arousing intense discontent among the masses.
    他们仗势欺人，引起群众强烈的不满。
28. He has born intense moral suffering for many years.
    他多年来忍受了极大的精神上的煎熬。
29. Competition among youths to enter the best colleges is intense.
    青年人进名牌大学的竞争十分激烈。
30. They talk about detente, but in actuality they are engaged in intense rivalry.
    他们嘴里讲缓和，骨子里却进行激烈的争夺。