| 单词 | belligerent |
| 释义 | belligerent (once / 1298 pages) adjn If someone is belligerent, they're eager to fight. It's a good idea to avoid hardcore hockey fans after their team loses — they tend to be belligerent. Belligerent comes from the Latin word bellum, for "war." You can use it to talk about actual wars — the nations taking part in a war are called belligerents — but usually belligerent describes a psychological disposition. If you're running a school for aggressive boys, do plenty of arts and crafts to prevent them from becoming too belligerent. The stress is on the second syllable: bə-LIJ-ə-rənt. WORD FAMILYbelligerent: belligerence, belligerency, belligerently, belligerents, nonbelligerent+/belligerence: belligerences/belligerency: belligerencies USAGE EXAMPLESRaise your hands if you'll be surprised if Trump starts getting belligerent when his ratings starts falling. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) She continues to be belligerent, angry and unable to accept fault to this day. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) Hernlem, who flies for United, recalled a recent flight on which a male passenger became belligerent, moving closer and closer. Washington Post(Dec 18, 2016) 1adj characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight a belligerent tone Syn aggressive hostile characterized by enmity or ill will 2adj engaged in war belligerent (or warring) nations Syn militant, war-ridden, warring unpeaceful not peaceful 3n someone who fights (or is fighting) Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper battler, combatant, fighter, scrapper Alexander the Great king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC) Cassius Marcellus ClayUnited States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942) James John CorbettUnited States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933) William Harrison DempseyUnited States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983) Charles ListonUnited States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970) Joseph Louis BarrowUnited States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981) Rocco MarcianoUnited States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship in 1952 (1924-1969) Sugar Ray RobinsonUnited States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989) James Joseph TunneyUnited States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978) Michael Gerald TysonUnited States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966) defender, withstander a fighter who holds out against attack boxer, pugilistsomeone who fights with his fists for sport brawlera fighter (especially one who participates in brawls) buttera fighter who strikes the opponent with his head fencer, swordsmansomeone skilled at fencing gladiator(ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat gougeran attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye gamecock, hell-kite, hell-roostersomeone who is a very fierce fighter maulera fighter who batters the opponent skirmishersomeone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party) street fighter, toughsomeone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing master, superior, victora combatant who is able to defeat rivals grappler, matman, wrestlercombatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground bantamweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds bantamweightweighs 115-126 pounds slogger, sluggera boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches conqueror, vanquishersomeone who is victorious by force of arms featherweightweighs 126-139 pounds featherweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds flyweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds flyweightweighs no more than 115 pounds heavyweighta wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds heavyweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds junior featherweightweighs no more than 122 pounds junior lightweightweighs no more than 130 pounds junior middleweightweighs no more than 154 pounds junior welterweightweighs no more than 140 pounds light flyweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 106 pounds light heavyweighta wrestler who weighs 192-214 pounds light heavyweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 179 pounds light middleweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 156 pounds lightweighta wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds lightweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds light welterweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 140 pounds middleweighta wrestler who weighs 172-192 pounds middleweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds gladiator, prizefightera professional boxer punchersomeone who delivers punches sparring mate, sparring partnera boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an important fight palooka, stumblebuma second-rate prize fighter sumo wrestlera wrestler who participates in sumo (a Japanese form of wrestling) super heavyweightan amateur boxer who weighs more than 201 pounds welterweighta wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds welterweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being |
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