| 词汇 | truculence |
| 释义 | truculence noun[ U ] uk /ˈtrʌk.jə.ləns/ us /ˈtrʌk.jə.ləns/ the quality of being truculent (= unpleasant and likely to argue a lot): 易怒、好斗、寻衅的品性 His good mood gradually gave way to truculence when she didn't pay him any attention.在她不理会他的情况下，他的好心情逐渐变得好斗易怒。 Michael's truculence doesn't allow him to back down.迈克尔的好斗性格不允许他退缩。 See truculent His truculence was irritating me. Truculence and a longing for revenge characterized their mood. She appeared startled by the chairman's truculence. Bad-tempered argumentative bad-tempered be hell on wheelsidiom be like a bear with a sore headidiom be spoiling for a fightidiom grouchiness grouchy grumpily grumpiness grumpy pettish pettishly petulance petulancy petulant stroppy surlily surliness testily testiness Examples of truculencetruculence He is normally noted for some degree of truculence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With tremendous truculence he puts forward his case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The arrogance and truculence of the vice-chancellors is beyond belief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The secret in all these talks is to guard against excesses of conciliation on the one hand and of truculence on the other. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Its truculence is always the truculence of the fainthearted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must equally beware of truculence and of grovelling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nevertheless, some of the causes which have produced this terrible inferiority complex, out of which arises this truculence, can be guessed at. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yes, but there was a little note of truculence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So far, his approach could be described as "toughness without truculence". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A billeting officer had occasion to go to a lady who was the owner of a large house and the possessor of a reputation for truculence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Inevitably they have reacted sharply against it, though theirs alone, by their truculence and intransigence, is the responsibility for the situation which has made it necessary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She was, however, the first witness to use her bad memory, truculence, and total lack of refinement, and at times, even ignorance, to great advantage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. And probably his power and truculence were all the more impressive because he did look a good deal like a distant relative. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is known for his cutting corners, thrifty nature with money and general truculence towards the staff. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This group of poems belongs mostly to the early youth of the poet, and displays a truculence and a controversial heat which are absent from his more mature writings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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