belligerent
🇬🇧 UK/bəˈlɪdʒərənt/🇺🇸 US/bi'lidʒәrәnt/
TOEFLC2
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-derivedCommon 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.