| 释义 | combativecom‧ba‧tive /ˈkɒmbətɪv $ kəmˈbætɪv/ adjective    ready and willing to fight or argue:Former Mayor Koch won a reputation for his combative style.
 But the time spent at Battersea developed his skill and enthusiasm for combative sport.Delacroix based his combative, romantic works on the compound curve.For that reason, the training encourages officers to either close in tighter on a combative suspect or move out of range.He brought a combative good humor to his dealings with the archdiocese.Luckily, Mr Clarke has a combative, sceptical personality.The combative veteran gave his side the lead on the hour, and then helped them to a flattering 3-0 win.
 Congress is in a combative mood.—combativeness noun [uncountable] |