feisty

英 [ˈfaɪsti]

美 [ˈfaɪsti]

adj.  坚决而据理力争的

最高级：feistiest　比较级：feistier　

GRE

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.
  1. 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。
  2. At 66, she was as feisty as ever.
     66岁的她还和从前一样精神矍铄。

英英释义

adj

• quick to take offense
  Synonym:huffythin-skinnedtouchy
• showing courage
  1. the champion is faced with a feisty challenger
  Synonym:pluckyspunky

双语例句

• "Yoshida" checked with Sato, who thought this might work. Team mate Takuma Sato drove a feisty race.
  吉田征求了佐藤的意见，佐藤认为这个办法也许可行。队友佐藤琢磨完成了一场活跃的比赛。
• Zhang and Leung dominate the movie, while Kaneshiro is fine as wily strategist Zhuge and Zhao adds welcome humor as the feisty princess.
  张（丰毅）和梁在电影中占主导地位，而金城武的老谋深算的军师诸葛亮也演得不错，赵薇为其扮演的有胆色有勇气的公主加入了颇受欢迎的幽默。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She's still feisty though, like she was in season one, which is fun.
  但是她还和第一季里一样脾气暴躁，这一点很有意思。
• 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。
• 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。