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be confrontational
用作表语，描述某人的态度或言行带有对抗性。
He was confrontational in the meeting.
他在会议上态度咄咄逼人。
挑衅的；对抗的
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挑衅的；对抗的
relating to or involving confrontation; tending to argue or fight
He was confrontational in the meeting.
他在会议上态度咄咄逼人。
对抗性的；好斗的；咄咄逼人的
Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.
His confrontational questions during the interview surprised everyone.
他在面试中提出的挑衅性问题让所有人感到意外。
I try to stay calm, but my brother becomes confrontational whenever we discuss money.
我尽量保持冷静，但我弟弟一谈到钱就会变得咄咄逼人。
Instead of a confrontational reply, she offered a polite explanation.
她没有用对抗性的回复，而是给出了礼貌的解释。
用作表语，描述某人的态度或言行带有对抗性。
He was confrontational in the meeting.
他在会议上态度咄咄逼人。
后接介词 with，引出对抗的对象。
She is often confrontational with her colleagues.
她经常与同事针锋相对。
作定语修饰名词，常与 approach、style、tactics 等搭配。
His confrontational style upset the team.
他咄咄逼人的风格让团队感到不安。
Not this
His attitude is very confrontation.
Use this
His attitude is very confrontational.
confrontation 是名词，不能作表语修饰态度。表示‘对抗的’应用形容词 confrontational，这里需要用形容词作表语，所以改为 confrontational。
Not this
She is always confrontational against her classmates.
Use this
She is always confrontational with her classmates.
confrontational 表示‘对某人有对抗情绪’时，介词常用 with 或 towards，不用 against。against 意为‘反对’，与 confrontational 的‘面对冲突’含义不搭配。
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对抗性的风格
His confrontational style often alienates his colleagues.
他那对抗性的风格常常让同事疏远他。
挑衅的语气
She adopted a confrontational tone during the meeting.
她在会上采取了挑衅的语气。
对抗态度
A confrontational attitude rarely solves disputes.
对抗态度很少能解决争端。
对抗行为
The teacher warned him about his confrontational behavior.
老师就他的对抗行为警告了他。
对抗性做法
They criticized the government's confrontational approach to negotiations.
他们批评政府在谈判中采取的对抗性做法。
对抗性言辞
The campaign was marked by confrontational rhetoric.
这场竞选以对抗性言辞为特点。
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想象两人面对面（front）对峙，互不相让——这就是 confrontational 的挑衅、对抗姿态。
语域：neutral 常见场景：职场讨论、新闻报道、人际冲突 该词通常用于描述人或言行带有对抗、挑衅意味，比较常见于职场、媒体及日常人际冲突的讨论中，语气偏中性，正式与非正式场合都可以使用。
与 confrontational 真正押韵的有 conversational、educational、sensational，它们的重音都是 /eɪʃənl/；national、traditional、emotional 虽然拼写以 -tional 结尾，但重读元音不同，发音并不相同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.