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单词 aggress
释义

aggress

[ uh-gres ]
/ əˈgrɛs /
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verb (used without object)

to commit the first act of hostility or offense; attack first.
to begin to quarrel.

verb (used with object)

to behave aggressively toward; attack (often followed by upon): wild animals aggressing their prey.

Origin of aggress

1565–75; from Latin aggressus (past participle of aggredī “to attack”), equivalent to ag-ag- + gred- (see grade) + -tus past participle suffix

Words nearby aggress

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Example sentences from the Web for aggress

  • They experience boredom, sickness, early deaths and they aggress, attacking and even killing human beings.

    ‘Blackfish’ Director: Killer Whales Don’t Belong in Captivity|Gabriela Cowperthwaite|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • If the body do not aggress, the spirit will not seek revenge.

    Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for aggress

aggress
/ (əˈɡrɛs) /

verb

(intr) to attack first or begin a quarrel

Word Origin for aggress

C16: from Medieval Latin aggressāre to attack, from Latin aggredī to attack, approach
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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