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bellicosity

/bel-i-kohs/US // ˈbɛl ɪˌkoʊs //UK // (ˈbɛlɪˌkəʊs, -ˌkəʊz) //

好战性,好战,好战主义,黩武

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.

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Examples

  • Russia’s bellicose response suggests there can be no reset with NATO.

  • Amazon’s and Roku’s distribution disputes with NBCUniversal and WarnerMedia have been the most explicit examples yet of streaming’s bellicose state of play.

  • By breaking from the right-wing consensus in favor of unconditional bellicosity, I had gone rogue.

  • That the folks who have to actually deal with the outside world want not more bellicosity, but less?

  • Thus, pundits are going to be far more likely to endorse the Romney bellicosity than Americans, I think.

  • Ergo, Netanyahu's bellicosity was posturing, intended to put pressure on Washington.

  • "Honey swat key Molly pants," returned Mr. Pottle with a touch of bellicosity.

  • The other day the first sergeant, a theologian of a wholly unsuspected bellicosity, called upon the squad leaders to report.

  • Madame de Pompadour had just procured for herself a support in her obstinate bellicosity.

  • It is an irony of history that Serb bellicosity and nationalistic dreams gave rise to the modern Albanian state.

  • We opine that there is more bellicosity than science among your highbrows.