| 词汇 | belligerence |
| 释义 | belligerence noun[ U ] uk /bəˈlɪdʒ.ər.əns/ us /bəˈlɪdʒ.ɚ.əns/(alsobelligerency, uk /bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.rən.si/ us /bəˈlɪdʒ.ɚ.ən.si/) disapproving the wish to fight or argue: 好斗的态度 I can't stand his belligerence.我受不了他那好斗的态度。 She said, with a trace of belligerence, "I'm afraid you'll be wasting your time with me". 她带着一丝挑衅的口气说：“恐怕你是在我身上浪费时间。” formal the act of starting or fighting a war: 好战;参战 A spike in global oil prices could be caused by one country's belligerence. 一国的好战行为可能导致全球油价飙升。 Related word belligerent Battling families often take pride in the belligerence of their youths. He is a blowhard whose belligerence masks personal pain. When belligerence and hostility become the favorite form of political entertainment, no good can come of it. Terrorism is a new and unprecedented form of belligerence, a new form of war. Not being friendly abrasive abrasively abrasiveness abruptly abruptness aloof estrangement from someone flintily forbidding forbiddingly freezingly frigid gruff offish remote remoteness reserved reservedly saturnine wintry You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Arguments & disagreements War Examples of belligerencebelligerence It seems possible that she recoiled from "blustering 'muscularity' " also because it caricatured her own capacity for belligerence and dogmatism. Perhaps the restraint of belligerence in the confrontation between host and parasite and/or its possible pathogenic consequences requires a neuro-immuno-endocrine scale-free network in the decision-making process and resulting events. This is certainly a track record of brutal belligerence. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English All that can lead to a mixture of timidity and belligerence on our part. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Often, the state of belligerence is uncertain and the rules of engagement are less than would be expected in a full-scale war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am all for a bit of belligerence in these matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There have been examples of small-mindedness and belligerence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have seen that type of belligerence and negative attitude in this debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We want an unequivocal ceasefire, so that all the belligerence stops and does so in such a way that we know that it has stopped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is belligerence, aggressiveness and a lack of awareness in people in control of vehicles that are capable of high speeds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Listening to most of a defence debate for two days can produce a sense of non-belligerence, if not of total paralysis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that his ungovernable outbursts and his belligerence and pugnacity are for home consumption more than for overseas consumption. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition, it made no mention of other practical problems, especially the end of belligerence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the point about belligerent creditors, simple belligerence will not allow the administrator to pay. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result of the belligerence that he has shown in this dispute and in other matters he has inflamed an already vexed problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of belligerence These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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