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
- Rodriguez was a starter when Liverpool beat Everton in a feisty Merseyside derby at the beginning of the month.
本月初利物浦莫西塞德德比击败埃弗顿比赛中，罗德里格斯是其中一员。 - 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。 - A feisty hairdresser faces off with an unscrupulous developer-and faces up to the uncertainties of her own life in a small, New Jersey town.
一个活泼的理发师面对一个不法开发商，还要面临自己今后在这个新泽西小镇的不确定性。 - But with the military pledging to hold new elections within a year, analysts say the feisty billionaire probably aspires to make a political comeback.
但由于军方承诺将在一年内举行新的大选，分析人士说，这名活跃的亿万富豪佷可能图谋在政治上东山再起。 - 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。 - After circling her opponent with what onlookers described as a deathly stare, the streets feisty newcomer attacked.
弗莱娅绕着她的对手转圈，旁观的人描述她是死死盯住拉里，然后这只充满活力的唐宁街新任御就猫发动了攻击。 - My maternal grandma is an independent feisty old lady.
外婆是个坚强独立的老婆婆。 - At 66, she was as feisty as ever.
66岁的她还和从前一样精神矍铄。 - We are all enjoying training and there have been some feisty challenges-it's good to have that in training.
我们都很享受训练，有些挑战很带劲儿。训练中有这些真的挺好的。 - In other words, there is no demand for feisty females who challenge the clubby atmosphere of cigar-perfumed boardrooms.
换言之，这些机构不需要个性好强、勇于挑战男性主宰的董事会气氛的女性。