feisty
英 [ˈfaɪsti]
美 [ˈfaɪsti]
adj. 坚决而据理力争的
Collins.1 / BNC.37845 / COCA.15906
牛津词典
adj.
- 坚决而据理力争的
strong, determined and not afraid of arguing with people
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (常指出乎意料地)顽强独立的，精神抖擞的
If you describe someone asfeisty, you mean that they are tough, independent, and spirited, often when you would not expect them to be, for example because they are old or ill.- The soldier looked incredulously at the feisty child...
士兵难以置信地看着这个异常顽强的孩子。 - At 66, she was as feisty as ever.
66岁的她还和从前一样精神矍铄。
- The soldier looked incredulously at the feisty child...
英英释义
adj
- quick to take offense
- showing courage
- the champion is faced with a feisty challenger
双语例句
- Dressed in a conservative Muslim headscarf, Afrida's quiet exterior hides a feisty demeanor.
Afrida头戴保守的穆斯林围巾，平静的外表掩饰了她活跃的性格。 - How about a name for this feisty lady?
该替这位勇敢的女士取一个什么样的名字呢？ - A feisty old lady had to call the electric company for a repairman.
一位火爆脾气的老太太给供电公司打电话要个检修工。 - He was a strong and a feisty old man, considering that life is so hard.
他是一个这么强壮和活跃的老人，生活却是如此之艰难。 - Instead of being seen as strong bosses, feisty women are perceived as being less likeable.
争强好胜的女人不会被看作是能力强的老板，不仅如此，人们还觉得她们不招人喜欢。 - The feisty Blankfein, the son of a postal worker who grew up in Brooklyn, is one of the only big bank CEOs to have kept his job after the financial crisis.
精力充沛、行事果断的布兰克费恩是一名邮政工人的儿子，在纽约布鲁克林长大，是少数几个在金融危机之后仍成功留任的大银行首席执行官之一。 - More than ten years ago, those feisty people in our generation have been looking for the ideal of Utopia there, and formed an art community outside the power circle.
十多年前我们这一代人中的不安分者在那里寻觅过乌托邦的理想，形成在权力话语之外的艺术群落。 - You're a feisty little one, but you'll soon learn some respect.
你很顽皮，不过你马上就会学会遵从。 - The feisty Anglia often helped Harry and his friend Ron Weasley out of trouble, despite being driven into a tree on one occasion.
这辆马力十足的福特安格里亚车帮助哈利·波特和他的伙伴荣恩·韦斯利度过了很多难关，尽管有一次撞在了一颗树上。 - But they have razor sharp bills and a feisty character.
但是企鹅有尖利的喙和易怒的性格。