Word · Frequency #25249
truculent
好斗的；野蛮的；粗暴的
核心释义
defiantly aggressive
- 1.
残忍的；野蛮的
Cruel or savage.
- 2.
挑衅性的好斗
defiantly aggressive
- 3.
挑衅的；不妥协的
Defiant or uncompromising.
- 4.
好斗的；动辄争吵或打架的
Eager or quick to argue, fight or start a conflict.
- 5.
暴力的；粗鲁的；尖刻的；野蛮的；严厉的
Violent; rude; scathing; savage; harsh.
残忍的；野蛮的；挑衅性的好斗；挑衅的；不妥协的；好斗的；动辄争吵或打架的；暴力的；粗鲁的；尖刻的；野蛮的；严厉的
用法In use
The truculent dog barked at every stranger who came near the garden.
用法提示：truculent 作定语形容词，意为“好斗的”，修饰 dog。
My neighbor became truculent when I asked him to turn down the music.
用法提示：truculent 作表语形容词，与 became 连用，表示变得粗暴好斗。
The manager's truculent tone made the staff afraid to ask questions.
用法提示：truculent 作定语形容词，意为“粗暴的”，修饰 tone，强调攻击性。
a truculent speech against the new government
be truculent
truculent 作表语，描述某人或某物的态度凶狠、爱挑衅。
He was truculent during the negotiation.
他在谈判期间表现得好斗。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- truculent attitude
- 好斗的态度；咄咄逼人的态度
- His truculent attitude made everyone at the meeting uncomfortable.他咄咄逼人的态度让与会者都感到不自在。
- truculent behavior
- 粗暴的行为
- The coach warned the player that truculent behavior would not be tolerated.教练警告那名球员，粗暴的行为是不会被容忍的。
- truculent tone
- 凶狠的语气
- She answered in a truculent tone, daring him to argue.她用凶狠的语气回答，激他反驳。
- truculent teenager
- 好斗的少年
- The truculent teenager refused to follow any of the rules.那个好斗的少年拒绝遵守任何规则。
- truculent demeanor
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记 truculent：tru- 像 truck（卡车），想象卡车横冲直撞，野蛮好斗。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式评论、文学文本 truculent 是比较正式的词，多用于书面语或正式评论中，表示好斗、挑衅的态度，日常口语中较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'succulent' /ˈsʌkjələnt/ rhymes with 'truculent' /ˈtrʌkjələnt/: both have the stressed vowel /ʌ/ and ending /kjələnt/. The other '-ulent' words are spelling lookalikes but have different stressed vowels (e.g., /ɔː/, /ɒ/, /ɜː/), so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.