belligerent

英 [bəˈlɪdʒərənt]

美 [bəˈlɪdʒərənt]

adj.  好斗的; 寻衅的; 挑衅的; 参战的; 交战的
n.  交战国; 交战团体

复数：belligerents　

TOEFL法律

Collins.1 / BNC.19111 / COCA.15987

牛津词典

adj.

• 好斗的；寻衅的；挑衅的
  unfriendly and aggressive
  1. a belligerent attitude
     寻衅的态度
• 参战的；交战的
  fighting a war
  1. the belligerent countries/states/nations
     交战各国

noun

• 交战国；交战团体
  a country or group that is fighting a war

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （人）好战的，好斗的，寻衅的
  Abelligerentperson is hostile and aggressive.
  1. ...the belligerent statements from both sides which have led to fears of war...
     双方充满火药味的声明引发了人们对战争的担心
  2. He was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago.
     他故态复萌，几乎又像一年前那样咄咄逼人了。
• N-COUNT 交战国；交战方
  Thebelligerentsin a war are the countries or groups that are fighting each other.
  1. The belligerents were due, once again, to try to settle their differences.
     预计交战双方要再一次试图解决彼此的分歧了。

英英释义

noun

• someone who fights (or is fighting)
  Synonym:combatantbattlerfighterscrapper

adj

• characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  1. aggressive acts against another country
  2. a belligerent tone
  Synonym:aggressive
• engaged in war
  1. belligerent (or warring) nations
  Synonym:militantwar-riddenwarring

双语例句

• He is no less belligerent, no less dangerous than his father and grandfather.
  他的好斗和危险性不亚于他的父亲和祖父。
• The two belligerent parties were compelled to cease fire under the intervention of the United nations.
  在联合国的干预下，交战双方被迫停火。
• Revolutions often start as bread riots, and economically-stagnant countries make belligerent neighbours.
  革命往往从民生问题开始，而经济停滞的国家喜欢挑起与邻国的战争。
• The belligerents were due, once again, to try to settle their differences.
  预计交战双方要再一次试图解决彼此的分歧了。
• Don't drink. I basically gave up drinking because alcohol makes me so belligerent.
  不喝酒。可以说我已经把酒戒了，因为酒精让我很冲。
• France would never have ceased to be one of the principal belligerent allies.
  法国绝不会失去其同盟国方面的主要交战国之一的地位。
• Belligerent occupation in a foreign war, being based upon the possession of enemy territory, necessarily implies that the sovereignty of the occupied territory is not vested in the occupying power.
  对外战争中的交战国占领，基于占有敌方领土，意味被占领地的主权不授予占领国。
• An armistice suspends military operations by mutual agreement between the belligerent parties.
  透过敌对双方的协议，休战协定搁置军事行动。
• American smiles, however, might have been broader had they persuaded the Chinese to use their clout to rein in a belligerent North Korea.
  然而，如果美国劝说了中国利用自己的影响力来控制好战的朝鲜，那么美国的微笑会让人觉得更加从容淡定。
• I don't know why she always seems so belligerent towards me.
  我不明白为什么她老对我这样挑衅。