形容詞 combative:

1. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
   同義詞：contentious, disputatious, disputative, litigious
2. striving to overcome in argument
   同義詞：agonistic, agonistical
3. having or showing a ready disposition to fight
   同義詞：battleful, bellicose

1. Freed from the constraints of the traditional debate format, Vice President Quayle and Democrat Al Gore went after each other with a vengeance, creating a confrontation that was always lively, often combative, occasionally mean-spirited.
   不受以往辯論形式的拘束，副總統(tǒng)奎爾和民主黨的戈爾窮追不舍互相猛烈攻擊。結(jié)果雙方對抗始終活潑生動，常有戰(zhàn)斗意味，有進則風度欠佳。
2. One who demonstrates an actively aggressive or combative attitude, as in an argument.
   鷹派人物如在爭論中顯示出一種積極好戰(zhàn)的或有侵略性態(tài)度的人
3. Striving to overcome in argument; combative.
   好爭議的努力爭取在爭論中獲勝的; 好戰(zhàn)的
4. Combative in nature; belligerent.
   好戰(zhàn)的本性好斗的; 交戰(zhàn)的

com.bat.ive

adj.（形容詞）
Eager or disposed to fight; belligerent.See Synonyms at argumentative
好斗的：渴望或傾向戰(zhàn)斗的；好戰(zhàn)的參見 argumentative

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combat.ively
adv.（副詞）
combat.iveness
n.（名詞）