intense學測 L4KK [ˌɪˈntɛns] ｜ /ˌɪˈntɛns/
極度；高度·強烈；嚴肅認真·劇烈；尖銳·飽和濃烈
學測常考字，一字身兼四種語意
The debate between the two teams became so intense that neither side would give up.
兩隊之間的辯論變得非常激烈，雙方都不肯放棄。
一個畫面：繃到最緊的弦
繃到最緊像弦被拉到快斷，毫無鬆弛
情緒衝頂專注或疼痛感都到了忍受的頂點
顏色滿格色彩濃到像調到最大值
義項
沙漠酷熱B2adjective極度；高度
The intense heat of the desert made it almost impossible to go outside.
沙漠的酷熱讓人幾乎無法出門。
intense heatintense cold
眼神堅定B2adjective強烈；嚴肅認真
The intense look in her eyes showed how badly she wanted to win the race.
她眼中強烈的神情顯示她有多渴望贏得比賽。
an intense lookintense concentration
踩到釘子B2adjective劇烈；尖銳
A sudden intense pain shot up her leg when she stepped on a nail.
她一踩到釘子，一陣劇痛立刻竄上她的腿。
intense painintense discomfort
顏料濃烈B2adjective飽和濃烈
The artist used intense red and yellow to make the painting feel full of energy.
畫家用濃烈的紅色和黃色，讓這幅畫充滿活力。
intense colorintense red
片語
intense heat灼人高溫 →熱到讓人受不了
intense pressure壓力爆表 →壓力大到快撐不住
intense competition競爭白熱化 →競爭激烈到超緊繃
intense pain劇痛襲來 →痛感強烈又尖銳
intense focus全神貫注 →專注到心無旁騖
你會不會這樣說？
The ___ heat of the desert made it almost impossible to go outside. (intense / intensely)
看答案
intense
intense 是形容詞，修飾名詞；intensely 是副詞，不可直接接名詞。
'A sudden intense pain shot up her leg.' 這裡的 intense 最接近哪個意思？(A) 極度、高度 (B) 劇烈、尖銳 (C) 飽和濃烈
看答案
(B)
此句形容疼痛的強度，對應「劇烈；尖銳」義項，而非顏色或一般程度。
字族
intensity 強度；激烈・intensely 強烈地；非常地・intensify 使加劇；增強