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Aggressive Determination Shows Energy Forceful Tackle Attack Adj Graded

英语单词 aggressive
英美音标 ['əgresiv]
中文释义 adj.强有力的、坚持己见的(褒义):攻击性的、不顾后果的(贬义)
vocab简明 Someone or something aggressive shows a lot of energy and has a strong impact. After the aggressive salesman stopped them again on their way through the mall, the couple got aggressive and replied in a loud, made-up foreign language until he went away.
vocab扩展 Being aggressive often means being physical or showing force, but it is equally powerful as an adjective reflecting a forceful determination to get something done. An aggressive football player may tackle everyone in sight to get a win, while a driven student might tackle a project or problem head-on with aggressive determination to improve their grade. Aggressive comes from the Latin aggress-, "attack," and being aggressive shows an intention to attack bodily, mentally, or verbally whatever gets in the way.
真题原句 It identifies the undertreatment of pain and the aggressive use of “ineffectual and forced medical procedures that may prolong and even dishonor the period of dying” as the twin problems of end-of-life care.
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]好斗的;挑衅的 An aggressive person or animal has a quality of anger and determination that makes them ready to attack other people.
  • Some children are much more aggressive than others...

    一些孩子比其他孩子更好斗。

  • These fish are very aggressive...

    这些鱼极具攻击性。

  • Aggressive behaviour is a sign of emotional distress.

    好斗行为是情感苦闷的一种表现。

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  • They'll react aggressively.

    他们会作出挑衅性的反应。

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  • Her aggressiveness made it difficult for him to explain his own feelings.

    她咄咄逼人的态度让他难以解释自己的感情。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有闯劲的;积极进取的 People who are aggressive in their work or other activities behave in a forceful way because they are very eager to succeed.
  • He is respected as a very aggressive and competitive executive...

    他是一位锐意进取、竞争意识很强的主管,颇受尊敬。

  • The Zambian game is much more aggressive than European soccer.

    赞比亚的这种运动比欧式足球要激烈得多。

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  • ...countries noted for aggressively pursuing energy efficiency.

    以积极追求能源效率而著称的国家

来源 2002.4

Tags: 单词::2002

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