truculent

🇬🇧 UK/'trʌkjulәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant or hostile

好斗的,粗暴的,凶狠的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
truculroot
+
entperforming, being in a state
=truculent

Common Collocations

  • 1.truculent attitude好斗的态度
  • 2.truculent tone强硬的语气
  • 3.[truculent behavior]蛮横的行为
  • 4.truculent response充满敌意的回应

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The truculent customer refused to listen and demanded to see the manager.

  • 2.

    His truculent attitude made it nearly impossible to reach a compromise.

  • 3.

    The politician gave a truculent response to reporters' questions.

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