aggressive/ə'gresɪv/

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➊ behaving in an angry and violent way; ready to attack

➋ eager and using a forceful way to succeed

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➊ 好斗的；侵略的：Carl was rude and aggressive before. 卡尔以前粗鲁好斗。

➋ 进取心强的，咄咄逼人的：A successful businessman has to be aggressive. 成功的商人必须有进取精神。

构词ag (= ad-)+ gress （= go行进） + -ive

同根 progress; progressive