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

• 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。
• 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？
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。