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trigger-happy

/trig-er-hap-ee/US // ˈtrɪg ərˌhæp i //

扳机狂,扣动扳机的人,扳机狂人,扳机狂魔

Related Words

contentious争议性,有争议的,争议性的,争论energetic有活力的,精力充沛,有活力,有力的cantankerous气喘吁吁,气喘吁吁的,脾气暴躁的人,脾气暴躁的belligerent好战,好战的,好战的人,交战bellicose好战,好战的,好战的人,穷兵黩武antagonistic对抗性的,对抗性,对抗性强,敌对性militant激进分子,激进的,激进,好战分子ornery愤怒的人,忧郁的人,脾气暴躁的人,鸟人pugnacious胆大包天,胆大妄为,胆大的,胆大的人quarrelsome争吵,好争吵,争吵的,好争辩strenuous费力的,费力,吃力,艰苦truculent气势汹汹,气势汹汹的,气势磅礴,气势汹汹的人warlike好战的,好战,好战的人,好斗warring交战,战斗,战乱,交战的scrappy潦倒的人,潦倒的,潦草的,潦倒cussed骂人的,骂骂咧咧,骂人,骂过的fire-eating食火,吃火的,吃火,食火的gladiatorial角斗士,角斗场,角斗士式,角斗赛hawkish鹰派,鹰派的,强硬的,强硬派

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Informal.

    • : ready to fire a gun at the least provocation, regardless of the situation or probable consequences: a trigger-happy hunter.
    • : heedless and foolhardy in matters of great importance and recklessly advocating action that can result in war: Some called him a trigger-happy candidate.
    • : eager to point out the mistakes or shortcomings of others; aggressively or wantonly critical: He's a trigger-happy editor with a nervous blue pencil.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as incombative
Synonyms
antagonistic对抗性的,对抗性,对抗性强,敌对性bellicose好战,好战的,好战的人,穷兵黩武belligerent好战,好战的,好战的人,交战cantankerous气喘吁吁,气喘吁吁的,脾气暴躁的人,脾气暴躁的contentious争议性,有争议的,争议性的,争论energetic有活力的,精力充沛,有活力,有力的cussed骂人的,骂骂咧咧,骂人,骂过的fire-eating食火,吃火的,吃火,食火的gladiatorial角斗士,角斗场,角斗士式,角斗赛hawkish鹰派,鹰派的,强硬的,强硬派militant激进分子,激进的,激进,好战分子ornery愤怒的人,忧郁的人,脾气暴躁的人,鸟人pugnacious胆大包天,胆大妄为,胆大的,胆大的人quarrelsome争吵,好争吵,争吵的,好争辩ructious破坏性的,毁灭性的,毁坏性的,破坏性大的scrappy潦倒的人,潦倒的,潦草的,潦倒strenuous费力的,费力,吃力,艰苦truculent气势汹汹,气势汹汹的,气势磅礴,气势汹汹的人warlike好战的,好战,好战的人,好斗warring交战,战斗,战乱,交战的

Examples

  • So, as far as Mexican officials like Peña Nieto are concerned, the goal is to keep their countrymen here — and keep them happy.

  • How do you celebrate when happy occasions are colored by loss and absence?

  • He seemed by all appearances perfectly happy to let the Republicans control the state senate.

  • The church was not happy with his views, and there was talk of excommunication.

  • “We wish each and every one of you a happy and safe new year,” Giorgio said at the very end.

  • And that was that if he and his wife were to ever live together again and be happy, the family were to be kept out of it.

  • Cousin George's position is such a happy one, that conversation is to him a thing superfluous.

  • Liszt gazed at "his Hans," as he calls him, with the fondest pride, and seemed perfectly happy over his arrival.

  • M'Bongo and his whole court are now clothed, I am happy to say, at least to a certain extent.

  • He was aware that his act by this time, had helped nobody, had made no one happy or satisfied—not even himself.

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