...the belligerent statements from both sides which have led to fears of war...雙方充滿火藥味的聲明引發了人們對戰爭的擔心He was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago.他故態復萌，幾乎又像一年前那樣咄咄逼人了。
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交戰國；交戰方
The belligerents in a war are the countries or groups that are fighting each other.
例句
The belligerents were due, once again, to try to settle their differences.預計交戰雙方要再一次試圖解決彼此的分歧了。