bellicose

英 [ˈbelɪkəʊs]

美 [ˈbelɪkoʊs]

adj. 好争辩的; 好斗的; 好战的

GRE 法律

BNC.34099 / COCA.24633

牛津词典

adj.

好争辩的；好斗的；好战的
having or showing a desire to argue or fight

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 好斗的；好战的；好争吵的
You usebellicoseto refer to aggressive actions or behaviour that are likely to start an argument or a fight.
1. He expressed alarm about the government's increasingly bellicose statements.
  他对政府越来越具挑衅性的声明表示担忧。

英英释义

adj

having or showing a ready disposition to fight
1. bellicose young officers
2. a combative impulse
3. a contentious nature
Synonym:battlefulcombative

双语例句

Bellicose young officers; a combative impulse; a contentious nature.
好战的年轻军官；好战的冲动；好战的性格。
North Korea has struck an unusually bellicose stance with its rich southern neighbour recently.
朝鲜最近对其富裕的南部邻国采取了异常好斗的姿态。
On the North Korean menace, meanwhile, Mr Obama is conforming to a 20-year pattern of US deference to China which has enabled a bellicose, nuclear Pyongyang.
此外，在朝鲜威胁这点上，奥巴马正在遵循顺从中国这个已持续了20年的模式，而正是这种模式造就了一个好战的、拥有核武器的平壤。
His bellicose disposition alienated his friend.
他生性好斗，他的朋友们都疏远了他。
Also, I have got to mention such unwise and bellicose leaders of an island country& Japan.
还有，我不得不说一说岛国日本那些既好战又不明智的领导人。
The chant "you're going home in an ambulance" now sounds less like a bellicose and implausible threat and more like a statement of fact.
“你将搭乘救护车回家”的球迷歌曲现在听上去更像是陈述事实，而不是好战的和不真实的威胁。
The US military is not planning a pre-emptive attack on Iran in spite of an increase in bellicose rhetoric from Washington, according to senior officers.
美军高官称，尽管华盛顿好战论调有所升级，但美军并未计划对伊朗实施先发制人的打击。
He expressed alarm about the government's increasingly bellicose statements.
他对政府越来越具挑衅性的声明表示担忧。
As bellicose rival politicians rattled their kris in a recent fishing row with Malaysia, he was statesmanlike and calm.
当来势汹汹的对手在最近与马来西亚的渔业纠纷中破口大骂之时，他却一派平静，颇有政治家之风。
All of this was a world away from George W Bush, who was unable to address Muslims in a tone that was not bellicose or patronising.
所有这些都与小布什有天壤之别，小布什是用好战的或者居高临下的语气对穆斯林讲话。