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Definition of aggressive in English: aggressiveadjective 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 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
OriginEarly 19th century: from Latin aggress- 'attacked' (from the verb aggredi) + -ive; compare with French agressif, -ive. Rhymescompressive, concessive, degressive, depressive, digressive, excessive, expressive, impressive, obsessive, oppressive, possessive, progressive, recessive, regressive, repressive, retrogressive, successive, transgressive Definition of aggressive in US English: aggressiveadjectiveəˈɡresivəˈɡrɛsɪv 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。 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 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
OriginEarly 19th century: from Latin aggress- ‘attacked’ (from the verb aggredi) + -ive; compare with French agressif, -ive. |