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Definition of aggressive in English:

aggressive

adjective əˈɡrɛsɪvəˈɡrɛsɪv
  • 1Ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression.

    攻击性的,好斗的

    he's very uncooperative and aggressive

    他非常不合作,非常好斗。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Too often they are becoming excuses for aggressive, even threatening behaviour.
    • Anonymous comments are more likely to be aggressive, disruptive or even dishonest.
    • One of their sons received cuts and bruises and when he came home his behaviour was very aggressive.
    • Friends of David are apparently becoming concerned about his aggressive behaviour.
    • This was not an aggressive protest as we are not an aggressive or violent group.
    • She believes one solution would be to tackle symptoms of aggressive behaviour at a younger age.
    • He said the dog had not displayed any more aggressive behaviour since it had bitten Mrs Royle in January.
    • When the midges are at their most aggressive, their attacks are worse than any snow or rain.
    • She had found it very difficult to manage his behaviour as he was aggressive and violent towards him.
    • In others, there appears to be no sanctions on loud aggressive and inconsiderate behaviour.
    • There is no evidence of any self harm or of threatening or aggressive behaviour towards others.
    • No, they've generally evolved past that sort of aggressive territorial behaviour.
    • He added that it was only a minority of drinkers causing the violent and aggressive behaviour.
    • They may also explain why men are more likely to become aggressive when drunk.
    • Police used CS gas on the brothers, but they continued their aggressive behaviour.
    • We cannot judge how likely it is that aggressive treatment would have succeeded.
    • After all it seems to me that it is aggressive people who seem to display aggressive cathartic behaviour.
    • His aggressive behaviour on remand had led to the imposition of disciplinary sanctions.
    • The defendant became violent and aggressive and would not let the garda search him.
    • It finds that men with a record of aggressive behaviour have more helper and inducer T cells.
    Synonyms
    hostile, belligerent, bellicose, antagonistic, truculent
    pugnacious, combative, violent, macho
    confrontational, quarrelsome, argumentative
    North American informal badass
    warmongering, warlike, warring, hawkish, violent, combative, attacking
    jingoistic, militaristic, flag-waving, sabre-rattling
    offensive, expansionist, invasive, intrusive
    informal gung-ho
    1. 1.1 Behaving or done in a determined and forceful way.
      we needed more growth to pursue our aggressive acquisition strategy
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Sony Music Europe has taken the most aggressive anti-piracy stance in the business.
      • They were facing increased competition from a host of new and aggressive retailers.
      • McRae meanwhile was giving a masterly display of controlled, aggressive driving.
      • P&G has made an aggressive push into the women's beauty business buying Clairol and Wella.
      • She's assertive, aggressive, totally on top of her game and yet what happens to her is absurd.
      • I think Brian had an aggressive strategy and it really did pay off big time.
      • In that role, HP paraded Elias about as part of an aggressive storage push at the company.
      • Some people expect it to be dynamic and aggressive but the reality is that it's slow.
      • Unless you are allowed to be a bit aggressive and competitive then you stand no chance of been able to get on in life.
      • Traders said aggressive selling from an American bank had also helped push the gold price lower.
      • The deals were part of Shell's aggressive expansion in the energy trading business.
      • He was an aggressive parliamentary performer who relished verbal combat.
      • He added that the company had yet to see any aggressive pricing activity from its competition.
      • With our very aggressive strategy, running sixth on the road was a disaster.
      • Like Johnston, who handled the Palmer account for so long, he is a loyal and aggressive employee.
      • More important than everything, the most aggressive driving force of her life.
      • The Telegraph makes an aggressive argument for an end to appeasement in the Middle East.
      • Alternatively, it could be sold to a hungry, aggressive business run by somebody like Flynn.
      • Facing the most aggressive and competitive media in the world, spin is vital.
      • Competition doesn't get much more aggressive than in the Scottish newspaper arena.
      Synonyms
      assertive, forceful, competitive, insistent, vigorous, energetic, dynamic, driving, bold, audacious, enterprising, go-ahead, zealous, pushing
      informal pushy, in-your-face, feisty

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin aggress- 'attacked' (from the verb aggredi) + -ive; compare with French agressif, -ive.

Rhymes

compressive, concessive, degressive, depressive, digressive, excessive, expressive, impressive, obsessive, oppressive, possessive, progressive, recessive, regressive, repressive, retrogressive, successive, transgressive

Definition of aggressive in US English:

aggressive

adjectiveəˈɡresivəˈɡrɛsɪv
  • 1Ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression.

    攻击性的,好斗的

    he's very uncooperative and aggressive

    他非常不合作,非常好斗。

    aggressive behavior

    攻击性行为。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She believes one solution would be to tackle symptoms of aggressive behaviour at a younger age.
    • No, they've generally evolved past that sort of aggressive territorial behaviour.
    • It finds that men with a record of aggressive behaviour have more helper and inducer T cells.
    • His aggressive behaviour on remand had led to the imposition of disciplinary sanctions.
    • They may also explain why men are more likely to become aggressive when drunk.
    • This was not an aggressive protest as we are not an aggressive or violent group.
    • Police used CS gas on the brothers, but they continued their aggressive behaviour.
    • She had found it very difficult to manage his behaviour as he was aggressive and violent towards him.
    • He added that it was only a minority of drinkers causing the violent and aggressive behaviour.
    • When the midges are at their most aggressive, their attacks are worse than any snow or rain.
    • The defendant became violent and aggressive and would not let the garda search him.
    • We cannot judge how likely it is that aggressive treatment would have succeeded.
    • After all it seems to me that it is aggressive people who seem to display aggressive cathartic behaviour.
    • In others, there appears to be no sanctions on loud aggressive and inconsiderate behaviour.
    • He said the dog had not displayed any more aggressive behaviour since it had bitten Mrs Royle in January.
    • Too often they are becoming excuses for aggressive, even threatening behaviour.
    • Friends of David are apparently becoming concerned about his aggressive behaviour.
    • One of their sons received cuts and bruises and when he came home his behaviour was very aggressive.
    • There is no evidence of any self harm or of threatening or aggressive behaviour towards others.
    • Anonymous comments are more likely to be aggressive, disruptive or even dishonest.
    Synonyms
    hostile, belligerent, bellicose, antagonistic, truculent
    warmongering, warlike, warring, hawkish, violent, combative, attacking
    1. 1.1 Pursuing one's aims and interests forcefully, sometimes unduly so.
      有闯劲的,积极进取的;嚣张的
      an aggressive businessman

      有闯劲的商人。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Competition doesn't get much more aggressive than in the Scottish newspaper arena.
      • More important than everything, the most aggressive driving force of her life.
      • Unless you are allowed to be a bit aggressive and competitive then you stand no chance of been able to get on in life.
      • Traders said aggressive selling from an American bank had also helped push the gold price lower.
      • Facing the most aggressive and competitive media in the world, spin is vital.
      • Some people expect it to be dynamic and aggressive but the reality is that it's slow.
      • I think Brian had an aggressive strategy and it really did pay off big time.
      • In that role, HP paraded Elias about as part of an aggressive storage push at the company.
      • P&G has made an aggressive push into the women's beauty business buying Clairol and Wella.
      • Alternatively, it could be sold to a hungry, aggressive business run by somebody like Flynn.
      • With our very aggressive strategy, running sixth on the road was a disaster.
      • The deals were part of Shell's aggressive expansion in the energy trading business.
      • The Telegraph makes an aggressive argument for an end to appeasement in the Middle East.
      • He added that the company had yet to see any aggressive pricing activity from its competition.
      • They were facing increased competition from a host of new and aggressive retailers.
      • Like Johnston, who handled the Palmer account for so long, he is a loyal and aggressive employee.
      • She's assertive, aggressive, totally on top of her game and yet what happens to her is absurd.
      • Sony Music Europe has taken the most aggressive anti-piracy stance in the business.
      • McRae meanwhile was giving a masterly display of controlled, aggressive driving.
      • He was an aggressive parliamentary performer who relished verbal combat.
      Synonyms
      assertive, forceful, competitive, insistent, vigorous, energetic, dynamic, driving, bold, audacious, enterprising, go-ahead, zealous, pushing

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin aggress- ‘attacked’ (from the verb aggredi) + -ive; compare with French agressif, -ive.

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