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feelings of anger and hate that may result in threatening or violent behaviour 好斗情绪；攻击性 The research shows that computer games may cause aggression. 研究显示，电脑游戏可能引起好斗情绪。 Nowadays our aggression is channelled into sports. 现今，我们的攻击性倾注到体育运动之中。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1Do toy guns encourage aggression? 玩具枪会助长好斗情绪吗？ He managed to channel his aggression into sport. 他设法将精力放在体育运动上。 It showed no aggression towards other dogs. 它未对其它狗表现出进攻性。 a display of naked aggression 赤裸裸的侵略表现 ways of releasing pent-up aggression 释放被压抑的敌对情绪的方法
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- naked
- open
- overt
- …
- act
- display
- exhibit
- express
- …
- aggression against
- aggression by
- aggression towards/toward
- …
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a violent attack or threats by one person against another person or by one country against another country 侵犯；挑衅；侵略 unprovoked military aggression 无端军事侵犯
Extra ExamplesActs of aggression against local shop owners should be reported to the police. 当地店主受到侵犯就应向警方报案。 Aggression by one nationality against another often leads to war. 一个民族对另一民族的挑衅往往会导致战争。 The president announced that the country would not tolerate foreign aggressions. 总统宣布该国不会容忍外国侵略。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- naked
- open
- overt
- …
- act
- display
- exhibit
- express
- …
- aggression against
- aggression by
- aggression towards/toward
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘an attack’): from Latin aggressio(n-), from aggredi ‘to attack’, from ad- ‘towards’ + gradi ‘proceed, walk’.