英语词汇“truculent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

If you are quick to argue, always looking for a fight, and hard to please, you are truculent. You can also write a truculent essay, and fans upset by a loss can become truculent.

This word has no connection to truck, but the similar sound is still a good way to remember it: truculent folks are like monster trucks, ready to run over anything that gets in their way. To be truculent is to be defiant, aggressive, and quarrelsome. A truculent student will get in trouble with teachers, and a truculent teacher might get fired. In a violent sport like football, it helps to be truculent, but it's usually not a great quality.

WORD FAMILY

truculent: truculence, truculency, truculenter, truculently+/truculence: truculences/truculency: truculencies

USAGE EXAMPLES

This is south-western Guyana, far away from the capital, Georgetown, and people here laugh off the claims of what they consider their truculent, acquisitive neighbour.

BBC(Oct 22, 2016)

It attracted particular attention because the arrest was filmed by state-controlled channel NTV, whose reports often take an especially truculent, pro-Kremlin stance.

Washington Times(Jul 26, 2016)

As he did, he suggested that the Angry Guy’s tone was surprisingly truculent.

New York Times(Jun 18, 2016)

adj defiantly aggressive

a truculent speech against the new government

Syn

aggressive

having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends

单词	truculent
释义	truculent (once / 3572 pages) adj If you are quick to argue, always looking for a fight, and hard to please, you are truculent. You can also write a truculent essay, and fans upset by a loss can become truculent. This word has no connection to truck, but the similar sound is still a good way to remember it: truculent folks are like monster trucks, ready to run over anything that gets in their way. To be truculent is to be defiant, aggressive, and quarrelsome. A truculent student will get in trouble with teachers, and a truculent teacher might get fired. In a violent sport like football, it helps to be truculent, but it's usually not a great quality. WORD FAMILY truculent: truculence, truculency, truculenter, truculently+/truculence: truculences/truculency: truculencies USAGE EXAMPLES This is south-western Guyana, far away from the capital, Georgetown, and people here laugh off the claims of what they consider their truculent, acquisitive neighbour. BBC(Oct 22, 2016) It attracted particular attention because the arrest was filmed by state-controlled channel NTV, whose reports often take an especially truculent, pro-Kremlin stance. Washington Times(Jul 26, 2016) As he did, he suggested that the Angry Guy’s tone was surprisingly truculent. New York Times(Jun 18, 2016) adj defiantly aggressive a truculent speech against the new government Syn aggressive having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends
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