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单词 Ramboesque
释义

Definition of Ramboesque in English:

Ramboesque

adjective rambəʊˈɛsk
  • (of a man or his behaviour) exceptionally tough or aggressive.

    the Ramboesque, self-styled warrior who commanded the protest movement
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The photographs clearly have a weekend warrior, Rambo-esque aura about them.
    • He has made a healthy living peddling his Ramboesque tale.
    • Simply using violence to enforce your juvenile ramboesque desire for vengenace and retribution is not the norm.
    • I wonder if his musty, Ramboesque rhetoric was lost on the president, who only minutes before had promised a "humane and compassionate response to drug use."
    • The actor's struggle to keep his Rambo-esque figure at 60 was revealed when an Australian court charged him with importing 48 vials of a human growth hormone said to reduce the signs of ageing.
    • They are ready to condemn everyone for cowardice when they are captured by the enemy and fail to behave in what they consider a properly Rambo-esque manner.
    Synonyms
    brave, courageous, bold, valiant, valorous, fearless, plucky, macho, manful, intrepid, daring, lionhearted, heroic, gallant, chivalrous, swashbuckling, adventurous, stout-hearted, stout, dauntless, doughty, mettlesome, resolute, determined, stalwart

Origin

1980s: from Rambo + -esque.

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