Word · Frequency #25249
truculent
好斗的；野蛮的；粗暴的
defiantly aggressive
- 1.
Cruel or savage.
残忍的；野蛮的
- 2.
defiantly aggressive
挑衅性的好斗
- 3.
Defiant or uncompromising.
挑衅的；不妥协的
- 4.
Eager or quick to argue, fight or start a conflict.
好斗的；动辄争吵或打架的
- 5.
Violent; rude; scathing; savage; harsh.
暴力的；粗鲁的；尖刻的；野蛮的；严厉的
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
In use
The truculent dog barked at every stranger who came near the garden.
My neighbor became truculent when I asked him to turn down the music.
The manager's truculent tone made the staff afraid to ask questions.
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。
truculent + noun
truculent 作前置定语，修饰名词，表示‘好斗的、蛮横的’。
She responded with a truculent tone.
她用一种粗暴的语气回应。
Common mistakes
Connections
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
- 凶悍的举止
- Despite his truculent demeanor, he was secretly quite shy.尽管他举止凶悍，其实内心很害羞。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 truculent：tru- 像 truck（卡车），想象卡车横冲直撞，野蛮好斗。
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。
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.