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

• 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。
• Tanya: She's feisty, I love that.
  坦尼娅：她的活力，我喜欢。
• He said he was competitive and feisty and he did not back down.
  他说他很有竞争力，很好强，而且不退缩。
• 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。
• 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？
• Zhang Mo is superb as Fans servant, a feisty, proud and excitable man who becomes a pitiable figure.
  张默作为范殿元的仆人非常尽责，他是个精力充沛、充满骄傲而容易激动的人，也是个值得怜悯的人物形象。
• At 66, she was as feisty as ever.
  66岁的她还和从前一样精神矍铄。
• 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。
• "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。
• 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。