militant

英 [ˈmɪlɪtənt]

美 [ˈmɪlɪtənt]

adj.  动武的; 好战的; 有战斗性的
n.  激进分子，好斗分子; 富有战斗精神的人，斗士

复数：militants　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.3 / BNC.8006 / COCA.7179

牛津词典

adj.

• 动武的；好战的；有战斗性的
  using, or willing to use, force or strong pressure to achieve your aims, especially to achieve social or political change
  1. militant groups/leaders
     好战团伙 / 领导人

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 激进的;好战的
  You usemilitantto describe people who believe in something very strongly and are active in trying to bring about political or social change, often in extreme ways that other people find unacceptable.
  1. Militant mineworkers in the Ukraine have voted for a one-day stoppage next month.
     乌克兰激进的矿工们已经投票决定下个月罢工一天。
  2. ...one of the most active militant groups.
     最为活跃的激进团体之一
  3. Militantis also a noun.
     
  4. The militants might still find some new excuse to call a strike.
     那些激进分子也许还会找到新的理由举行罢工。

英英释义

noun

• a militant reformer
  Synonym:activist

adj

• showing a fighting disposition
  1. highly competitive sales representative
  2. militant in fighting for better wages for workers
  3. his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy
  Synonym:competitive
• engaged in war
  1. belligerent (or warring) nations
  Synonym:belligerentwar-riddenwarring
• disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
  1. militant nations
  2. hawkish congressman
  3. warlike policies
  Synonym:hawkishwarlike

双语例句

• The militant Palestinian guerrillas often attack the Israeli soldiers.
  激进的巴勒斯坦游击队经常袭击以色列士兵。
• The militant group claimed to have killed two soldiers.
  这个激进团体声称已经杀死两名士兵。
• NAACP and other militant Negro groups counseled resistance.
  全国有色人种协进会和其他富于战斗性的黑人团体商讨抵抗办法。
• We were accused of being militant left-wingers.
  我们被人指责是好战的左翼分子。
• They have already been accused of appeasement by more militant organisations.
  已有更多的好战组织谴责他们采取姑息态度。
• Radical, militant factions want to continue using the hostages as a lever to gain concessions from the west.
  激进的好战派想要继续利用人质作筹码来换取西方的让步。
• The fiery right-wing leader toned down his militant statements after the meeting
  言辞激烈的右翼领袖在会后收敛了他的好战言论。
• Militant mineworkers in the Ukraine have voted for a one-day stoppage next month.
  乌克兰激进的矿工们已经投票决定下个月罢工一天。
• He is a militant reformer.
  他是一个激进的改革家。
• In those days if you asked 'why?' about anything you were marked down as a militant.
  那个时候，不管你对什么事情问“为什么”，都会被人视作激进分子。