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belligerent

🇬🇧 UK/bəˈlɪdʒərənt/🇺🇸 US/bi'lidʒәrәnt/
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Definitions

adj.

Hostile and aggressive; engaged in or eager for conflict or war.

好战的,挑衅的;交战中的

n.

A nation or group actively engaged in warfare.

交战国,参战方

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
bellroot
+
igercarry, bear, perform
+
entperforming, being in a state
=belligerent

Common Collocations

  • 1.belligerent attitude好战态度
  • 2.belligerent nation交战国

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The belligerent nations refused to sign the peace treaty.

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