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		Definition of agonistic in English: agonisticadjective aɡəˈnɪstɪkˌæɡəˈnɪstɪk 1Polemical; combative. 好辩的;好斗的 Example sentencesExamples -  To do so is to embrace an agonistic romanticism of perpetually unfulfilled longing and desire.
 -  The agonistic approach can create an atmosphere of defensiveness and fear - we saw it here over the foreshore and seabed debate.
 -  Baudrillard contends, through an adaptation of Mauss, that all systems regulate themselves through dual, agonistic movements.
 -  In this case, the narratives tend to have a less univocally negative or agonistic flavor and reflect both the triumphs and tribulations of an individual's life experiences.
 -  Now, as we all know, I am not a huge fan of speculations about essential differences between the sexes, although I do get that what Tannen is saying there is that there's no real reason that political discourse must necessarily be agonistic.
 
 - 1.1Zoology  (of animal behaviour) associated with conflict.
〔动〕(动物行为)对抗的 Example sentencesExamples -  In addition, we recorded all occurrences of the following agonistic behaviors: chases, fights, parallel runs, and squeal displays.
 -  The agonistic behavior of many group-living animals, such as wintering passerines, ranges from overt aggression to more or less ritualized threat displays.
 -  In July 1997, we quantified only chases directed at other fish (some of which concluded with nips at other fish) because this was the most prevalent agonistic behavior we observed.
 -  Although there are no footdrumming exchanges, agonistic interactions are avoided because footdrumming is done exclusively inside the burrow by the kangaroo rat avoiding contact with the one outside the burrow.
 -  Rank was ascertained by observation of agonistic interactions between study animals.
 
  
 2Biochemistry  Relating to or acting as an agonist. 〔生化〕(与)兴奋剂(有关)的;用作兴奋剂的 Example sentencesExamples -  In addition, they may have agonistic effects on the noradrenergic and serotonin systems.
 -  Nicotine and the snake venom also bind these receptors with agonistic and antagonistic effects, respectively.
 -  Morphine and like narcotic agonists have agonistic actions.
 -  Apomorphine is also currently under study for use in the therapy of male impotence because of its dopamine agonistic effects.
 -  It has both agonistic actions and weak opioid antagonistic activity.
 
 
 Derivativesadverb   To accomplish this I looked for adjustments to the singing performances of each male and determined if these adjustments related to the probability that the contestants would behave agonistically towards one another. Example sentencesExamples -  Yet, while he crafts himself as a colonial administrator, he simultaneously comes to be critical of the discourses and practices that surround him, becoming agonistically positioned by urges towards a welfarist (though not necessarily humanitarian) system of government which the financially strained central government will not allow.
 -  Also, they will foot grasp, lip-smack, nuzzle, gently grasp one another and sit pressed together in addition to agonistically responding to strangers.
 -  Models of interference competition, therefore, do not provide a satisfying answer to the question why foragers interact agonistically in such systems.
 -  Clothing ideals were part of the larger social world in which social identity was agonistically nurtured and won or lost.
 
 
 
 OriginMid 17th century: via late Latin from Greek agōnistikos, from agōnistēs 'contestant' (see agonist).    Definition of agonistic in US English: agonisticadjectiveˌæɡəˈnɪstɪkˌaɡəˈnistik 1Combative; polemical. Example sentencesExamples -  Now, as we all know, I am not a huge fan of speculations about essential differences between the sexes, although I do get that what Tannen is saying there is that there's no real reason that political discourse must necessarily be agonistic.
 -  The agonistic approach can create an atmosphere of defensiveness and fear - we saw it here over the foreshore and seabed debate.
 -  To do so is to embrace an agonistic romanticism of perpetually unfulfilled longing and desire.
 -  Baudrillard contends, through an adaptation of Mauss, that all systems regulate themselves through dual, agonistic movements.
 -  In this case, the narratives tend to have a less univocally negative or agonistic flavor and reflect both the triumphs and tribulations of an individual's life experiences.
 
 - 1.1Zoology  (of animal behavior) associated with conflict.
〔动〕(动物行为)对抗的 Example sentencesExamples -  In July 1997, we quantified only chases directed at other fish (some of which concluded with nips at other fish) because this was the most prevalent agonistic behavior we observed.
 -  In addition, we recorded all occurrences of the following agonistic behaviors: chases, fights, parallel runs, and squeal displays.
 -  Rank was ascertained by observation of agonistic interactions between study animals.
 -  The agonistic behavior of many group-living animals, such as wintering passerines, ranges from overt aggression to more or less ritualized threat displays.
 -  Although there are no footdrumming exchanges, agonistic interactions are avoided because footdrumming is done exclusively inside the burrow by the kangaroo rat avoiding contact with the one outside the burrow.
 
  - 1.2Biochemistry  Relating to or acting as an agonist.
〔生化〕(与)兴奋剂(有关)的;用作兴奋剂的 Example sentencesExamples -  In addition, they may have agonistic effects on the noradrenergic and serotonin systems.
 -  Apomorphine is also currently under study for use in the therapy of male impotence because of its dopamine agonistic effects.
 -  Nicotine and the snake venom also bind these receptors with agonistic and antagonistic effects, respectively.
 -  It has both agonistic actions and weak opioid antagonistic activity.
 -  Morphine and like narcotic agonists have agonistic actions.
 
  
 
 OriginMid 17th century: via late Latin from Greek agōnistikos, from agōnistēs ‘contestant’ (see agonist).     |