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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Psychology.

    • : of or relating to a pattern of behavior characterized by competitiveness, a sense of urgency, impatience, perfectionism, and assertiveness, and possibly associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
    • : of or relating to a person who exhibits Type A behavior.

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Examples

  • But yes, I pictured a James Bond-type just sauntering over to her.

  • ROME — What does it take for a Hollywood A-lister to get a private audience with Pope Francis?

  • “I have to think her body type played a role,” said Rachel Greenblatt, a Lecturer in Jewish Studies at Harvard University.

  • Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.

  • By the time it concluded with a sing-a-long of “XO,” Beyoncé had done the rare thing.

  • Now-a-days it is the bankrupt who flouts, and his too confiding creditors who are jeered and laughed at.

  • He felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth, and she—dear God!

  • All that scientific bric-a-brac in the cupboard had far better be thrown away.

  • Though the average speaker is generally limited by one type of voice, which he varies somewhat, it is not often disguised.

  • Accustomed to a written character, their eyes became wearied by the crabbedness and formality of type.