pugnacious

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpugnaciouspug‧na‧cious /pʌɡˈneɪʃəs/ adjective formal FIGHTvery eager to argue or fight with people The professor had been pugnacious and irritable. —pugnaciously adverb —pugnacity /pʌɡˈnæsəti/ noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpuspugnacious• The missing face is that of the late Cecil Spence, Mayor in 1977-78 and as principled as he was pugnacious.• When drinking, he becomes pugnacious and rude.• Reg Seekings, a short, stocky and pugnacious East Anglian, had achieved a considerable reputation in the boxing ring.• A caustically witty and pugnacious man, Wade is a charismatic speaker who can keep a crowd spellbound.• Congressmen have been less pugnacious since then, and in exchange Mr Borja has stopped trying to reform things much.• A man of great personal charm, he was yet stubborn and pugnacious towards those with whom he disagreed.• Crystalizing these feelings was a youthful, pugnacious writer named Norman Mailer.Origin pugnacious (1600-1700) Latin pugnax, from pugnare “to fight”

单词	pugnacious
释义	pugnacious From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpugnaciouspug‧na‧cious /pʌɡˈneɪʃəs/ adjective formal FIGHTvery eager to argue or fight with people The professor had been pugnacious and irritable. —pugnaciously adverb —pugnacity /pʌɡˈnæsəti/ noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpuspugnacious• The missing face is that of the late Cecil Spence, Mayor in 1977-78 and as principled as he was pugnacious.• When drinking, he becomes pugnacious and rude.• Reg Seekings, a short, stocky and pugnacious East Anglian, had achieved a considerable reputation in the boxing ring.• A caustically witty and pugnacious man, Wade is a charismatic speaker who can keep a crowd spellbound.• Congressmen have been less pugnacious since then, and in exchange Mr Borja has stopped trying to reform things much.• A man of great personal charm, he was yet stubborn and pugnacious towards those with whom he disagreed.• Crystalizing these feelings was a youthful, pugnacious writer named Norman Mailer.Origin pugnacious (1600-1700) Latin pugnax, from pugnare “to fight”
随便看	Black Black Africa black and blue Black and Tans Black and Tans, the black and white black art Black Beauty black bellied etc black belt black bloc black box black comedy Black Country Black Country, the Black Death Black Death, the black economy black English black etc little number black etc number black etc power black eye black eyed bean black eyed pea