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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- belligerent [bɪ'lɪʤərənt]
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1.
adj
marked by readiness to fight or argue; aggressive
- a belligerent tone
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2.
adj
relating to or engaged in a legally recognized war or warfare
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3.
n
a person or country engaged in fighting or war
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n
[Etymology]
C16: from Latin belliger, from bellum war + gerere to wage
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1.
adj
marked by readiness to fight or argue; aggressive
Examples
- a belligerent gesture or tone
- 摆出交战或争吵的架势或腔调 → belligerent
- a belligerent political stance
- 好战的政治立场 → stance
- a belligerent tone → belligerent
- 本性好战
- be belligerent by nature → 本性
- 好斗成性
- be belligerent by nature → 成性
- 交战行为
- belligerent act → 交战
- 交战的一方
- a belligerent → 交战
- 交战双方
- the two belligerent parties → 交战
- 交战国双方同时调整了作战计划。
- The two belligerent parties have both changed their plans for war. → 交战国
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