truculent是什么意思？

truculent

英[ˈtrʌkjələnt] 美[ˈtrʌkjələnt]

• adj. 致命的，好斗的，凶狠的，尖刻的；

副词：truculently;

名词：truculence;

例句

• a truculent speech 挑衅之言
• in a truculent manner 以好战的方式
• He was in no truculent state of mind now. 这会儿他心肠一点也不狠毒了.
• It was his usual aspect, and a truculent one. 这是他惯常的模样, 是一种好斗的表情.
• He was seen as truculent, temperamental, too unwilling to tolerate others. 他们认为他为人蛮横无理, 性情暴躁, 不大能容人.
• His demagogues, who bear names like Aaron Blue - Skin, are as meanly truculent as Cooper's Anti - Renters. 他笔下那些煽风点火的政客,诸如蓝皮艾伦之流, 卑鄙残忍不下于库珀的 抗 租者.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  暴躁的;易怒的;好斗的;尖刻的
  If you say that someone is truculent, you mean that they are bad-tempered and aggressive.

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  好斗的,寻衅的
  in a truculent manner 以好战的方式 a truculent speech 挑衅之言
• n.

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. defiantly aggressive;
  "as truculent as a small boy who thinks his big brother can lick anybody"
  2. aggressively hostile;
  "a truculent speech against the new government"