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belligerent

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bel·lig·er·ent /bəˈlɪdʒərənt/ adjective  1 VIOLENTvery unfriendly and wanting to argue or fight 敌对的;好斗的;好寻衅的 SYN aggressive a belligerent attitude 敌对的态度2. [only before noun] formalWAR a belligerent country is fighting a war against another country 〔国家〕交战中的belligerence, belligerency noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
belligerentWhen he questioned her about her seriousness, he said she became belligerent.The police said that George was drunk and belligerent.She looked like a tank in her bathing costume, Hoomey thought, squat and powerful and belligerent.Apparently I became belligerent and he stepped in front of her.When police officers questioned him, he became belligerent and tried to hit one of them.They gave my new acquaintance a somewhat belligerent aspect, you may be sure!Some conversations of couples, whether affectionate or belligerent, have scant informational content.Harris is a belligerent man with an explosive temper.Then the sections of the Second International had divided up between the different belligerent powers.They were belligerent, they were bellicose, they were snotty, they were downright rude.
Origin belligerent (1500-1600) Latin present participle of belligerare to fight a war, from bellum ( → BELLICOSE) + gerere to carry on
bel·lig·er·ent adjectiveChineseSyllable
to very Corpus fight unfriendly or wanting argue and


belligerent
belligerent /bəˈlɪdʒərənt, bɪˈlɪdʒərənt/ adjective
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: present participle of belligerare 'to fight a war', from bellum ( bellicose) + gerere 'to carry on'
1. very unfriendly and wanting to argue or fight
   SYN  aggressive:
    a belligerent attitude
2. [only before noun] formal a belligerent country is fighting a war against another country
—belligerence, belligerency noun [uncountable]


bel·liger·entBrE /bəˈlɪdʒərənt/ 🔊NAmE /bəˈlɪdʒərənt/ 🔊 adjectiveunfriendly and aggressive 好斗的;寻衅的;挑衅的 SYN hostile a belligerent attitude寻衅的态度 [only before noun] (formal) (of a country 国家) fighting a war 参战的;交战的the belligerent countries/states/nations 交战各国 bel·liger·ence BrE /bəˈlɪdʒərəns/ 🔊NAmE /bəˈlɪdʒərəns/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] bel·liger·ent·ly BrE /bəˈlɪdʒərəntli/ 🔊NAmE /bəˈlɪdʒərəntli/ 🔊 adverb
bel·liger·entBrE /bəˈlɪdʒərənt/ 🔊NAmE /bəˈlɪdʒərənt/ 🔊 noun(formal) a country or group that is fighting a war 交战国;交战团体