| 单词 | confrontational |
| 释义 | confrontational (kɒnfrʌnteɪʃənəl ) adjective If you describe the way that someone behaves as confrontational, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they are aggressive and likely to cause an argument or dispute. [disapproval] The committee's confrontational style of campaigning has made it unpopular. Riot police are on hand but have not been confrontational. Collocations: confrontational approach The new lawmakers are likely to take a more confrontational approach. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Where he is different is that he is taking a less confrontational approach with his players. Times, Sunday Times (2014) This was not the first time in his career that his confrontational approach had upset players. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Solicitors taking a confrontational approach can often inflame the situation rather than calm it. Why Am I Afraid to Divorce? (1994) He has proven that his confrontational approach does not work. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Not many decades ago, there was a confrontational attitude and it was not pleasant. Christianity Today He was charged with bringing an abrasive edge back to their forward play - but that confrontational attitude did not stop there. Times, Sunday Times Alternatives for free software were sought for marketing purposes and because of a perceived moralising and confrontational attitude that had been associated with the term. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The cardboard box also has a confrontational attitude and dialect similar to many heroes of this film genre. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The coalition defends an approach of inclusion and coexistence, as opposed to exclusion and confrontational attitudes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The confrontational nature of the city, deriving from the diverse elements that assemble within its walls, drives the third result of the city wall: creativity. Christianity Today His two crimes were a confrontational nature and the public's belief that he was somebody who put money ahead of country. Times, Sunday Times At first glance, the grace and poise of a ballerina seem difficult to reconcile with the combative and confrontational nature of the game of rugby. Times, Sunday Times As their popularity increased the transgressive, confrontational nature of the group's music and imagery angered social conservatives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Alternative concerns suggest that the confrontational nature of the smoke can cause some intruders to panic and put staff at risk. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She told bosses that she was fed up that they kept putting her in confrontational situations. The Sun People tend to take her side, even through her lies, in large part because of how she conducts herself in confrontational situations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Individuals who are sociotropic will avoid confrontational situations in order to not be abandoned. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was, however, at least one radical journalist who took a more confrontational stance. The Times Literary Supplement Sorry for his unnecessarily confrontational stance on numerous issues about which he accepts he's not actually that angered by. The Sun Every facial movement, emotion in the eyes, slump of the shoulders or confrontational stance comes from the actor. The Sun Usually people talk directed toward each other, but not squarely face to face, which can be indicative of a confrontational stance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He became a household name with an instantly recognisable physique and a confrontational style. Times, Sunday Times A broadcaster of gentlemanly calm and courtesy, he was unsympathetic to the more confrontational style which increasingly became the norm. Times, Sunday Times He will not succeed if he continues with the confrontational style he has demonstrated so far. Times, Sunday Times His show popularised a confrontational style and unleashed reporting techniques such as hidden cameras and 'ambush journalism' to surprise the subject interviewed. Times, Sunday Times His confrontational style has attracted many lawsuits. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 对抗的 Japanese: 対立的な |
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