/ˈvaɪələns ||; ˈvaɪələns/noun[U] 1 behaviour which harms or damages sb/sth physically 暴力（行为）: They threatened to use violence if we didn't give them the money. 他们扬言，如果我们不给他们钱，就要使用暴力。an act of violence 暴行
2 great force or energy 强大的力量；威力: the violence of the storm 暴风雨的威力