| 词汇 | AGGRESSIVENESS |
| 释义 | bodacious mod. assertive; audacious.That is a bodacious plan, for sure.Yes, sir! That is really bodacious. come on strong and come on like gangbusters in. to seem aggressive; to impress people initially as very aggressive and assertive.She has a tendency to come on strong, but she's really a softie.The new president comes on strong at first. fresh mod. a little aggressive sexually; prone to caress too eagerly.Hey, buster! Don't get fresh with me!He got fresh, so I slapped him. mace someone's face tr. to do something drastic to someone, such as spraying mace in the face. (Chemical Mace™ is a brand of tear gas sold in pressurized cans for personal protection.)Do you want me to mace your face? Then shut up!I look at him, and suddenly I just want to mace his face or something. play hardball (with someone) tr. to act strong and aggressive about an issue with someone.Things are getting a little tough. The president has decided to play hardball on this issue.If he wants to play hardball with us, we can play that way, too. pull out all the stops tr. to use everything available; to not hold back. (Refers to pulling out all of the stops on an organ so that it will sound as loud as possible.)Then the mayor decided to pull out all the stops.Don't pull out all the stops in the first round. Wait till he's tired in the third and clobber him good. pushy mod. very aggressive in dealing with other people.Stop being so pushy! Who do you think you are?Who is that pushy dame?If she weren't so pushy, she would get more cooperation. rough-and-tumble mod. disorderly; aggressive.That was a rough-and-tumble football game.George is too roughand- tumble for me. He doesn't know how to act around civilized people. roughhouse and roughneck in. to be boisterous.Stop roughnecking in my living room.The boys broke the lamp when they were roughhousing around in the family room. to beat the band mod. very hard and very fast.He's selling computers to beat the band since he started advertising.She worked to beat the band to get ready for this. world-beater n. an aggressive and ambitious person.She's not a worldbeater, but she's efficient.They hired an alleged world-beater to manage the office. |
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