aggressive

US: /əˈɡɹɛsɪv/
UK: /ɐɡɹˈɛsɪv/


English Vietnamese dictionary


aggressive /ə'gresiv/
  • tính từ
    • xâm lược, xâm lăng
    • công kích
    • hay gây sự, gây gỗ, gây hấn, hung hăng, hùng hổ
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) tháo vát, xông xáo, năng nổ
    • danh từ
      • sự xâm lược
      • sự công kích
      • sự gây sự, sự gây hấn
        • to assume the aggressive: gây sự

    Advanced English dictionary


    + adjective
    1 angry, and behaving in a threatening way; ready to attack: As a teenager Sean was aggressive and moody. + a dangerous aggressive dog
    2 behaving in a very determined and forceful way in order to succeed: an aggressive advertising campaign + A good salesperson has to be aggressive in today's competitive market.
    aggressively adverb: 'What do you want?' he demanded aggressively. + aggressively marketed products
    aggressiveness noun [U]

    Thesaurus dictionary


    adj.
    1 combative, warlike, martial, belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious, quarrelsome, disputatious, litigious; hostile, unfriendly:
    The Germanic tribes were known to the Romans as aggressive and hardened warriors.
    2 forward, assertive, forceful, bold, Colloq pushy:
    Dennis's aggressive nature may yet make him a good salesman.

    Collocation dictionary


    1 likely to fight/argue with other people

    VERBS

    be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get | make sb
    Watching violence on TV makes some children more aggressive.

    ADV.

    extremely, particularly, really, very | increasingly | quite, rather | openly
    Her mood became openly aggressive when his name was mentioned.

    PREP.

    towards
    He warned that his dog was aggressive towards strangers.

    2 behaving in a determined way

    VERBS

    be

    ADV.

    extremely, highly, very
    the company's highly aggressive marketing techniques
    | fairly, somewhat


    Concise English dictionary


    -esɪv
    adj.
    +having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends
    +tending to spread quickly
    +characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight