pugnacious

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英 [pʌgˈneɪʃəs]

美 [pʌɡˈneʃəs]

是什么意思

adj.

好战的，好斗的，好挑衅的；

英英释义

pugnacious[ pʌɡ'neiʃəs ]

adj.
- tough and callous by virtue of experience
  同义词：hard-bittenhard-boiled
- ready and able to resort to force or violence
  "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"
  同义词：rough

学习怎么用

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

When he was a child, he was pugnacious and fought with everyone.
他小时候很好斗, 跟每个人都打过架。

权威例句

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