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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Even an expert witness called to discuss statistical movements of stock prices turned feisty as he sparred with prosecutors seeking to discredit his analysis and testimony.
  有一位被召来讨论股价变动的专家证人，由于其分析和证词遭到检察官的怀疑，与之发生了激烈争吵。
• Tanya: She's feisty, I love that.
  坦尼娅：她的活力，我喜欢。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？