词组 | aggression |
释义 | aggression /əˈɡreʃən/ noun angry or threatening behaviour or feelings that often result in fighting or warsadjectivesmilitary aggression China suffered under military aggression from other countries in previous centuries.external/foreign aggression (=attacks from other countries) States must be allowed to defend themselves against external aggression.naked/open/overt aggression (=very obvious aggression) In some countries there is naked aggression towards foreigners.pent-up aggression (=angry feelings that you do not express) Sports are a good way to release all your pent-up aggression.verbscontrol your aggression He sometimes struggled to control his aggression.take out your aggression (=get rid of your aggressive feelings) I know she feels strongly, but she shouldn’t take out her aggression on me.channel your aggression (=use your aggression in a different way, which does not hurt other people) To stay out of trouble, he began to channel his aggression into boxing.show/display aggression Our dogs have never shown aggression towards other dogs.deter aggression (=to stop threats of war from another place) During the Cold War, the atomic bomb was used as a threat to deter Russian aggression.prepositionsaggression against sb The UN said the country had engaged in aggression against its neighbours.aggression towards sb Unfortunately, it has become more common for pupils to show aggression towards teachers.phrasesan act of aggression The invasion of Kuwait was an obvious act of aggression.a war of aggression This is a war of aggression in order to get access to energy supplies.a victim of aggression They claim they were victims of aggression and that they acted in self-defence. |
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