spunk

英 [spʌŋk]

美 [spʌŋk]

n. 勇气; 胆量; 决心; 性感的人

现在分词：spunking　

BNC.39214 / COCA.27451

牛津词典

noun

N-UNCOUNT 勇气;胆量
Spunkis courage.
1. I admired her independence and her spunk.
  我敬佩她的独立精神和勇气。

noun

the courage to carry on
1. he kept fighting on pure spunk
2. you haven't got the heart for baseball
Synonym:heartmettlenerve
material for starting a fire
Synonym:kindlingtindertouchwoodpunk

And while I admire your spunk, miss smith, this is a school built on tradition.
虽然我很佩服你的勇气，不过这是学校的传统。
Show some spunk. Quit pretending you're being abused.
慷慷慨慨！甭装可怜虫！
Spunk up, there's nothing to worry about!
打起精神来，没有什么可忧虑的。
Until now, a Sandra Bullock film often turned on spunk or rue.
桑德拉？布洛克以前饰演的影片常常表现出勇气或悲伤的主题。
After his death, the soldier was cited for spunk. Thousands suffer death or mutilation as a result of the bomb attack.
那位士兵死后因作战勇敢而受到表彰。这场空袭造成数千人死的死伤的伤。
For god's sake, man, where's your spunk!
看在上帝的份上，伙计，你的勇气呢！
She got her spunk up and left the country.
她一怒之下离开了这个国家。
While the first puppy that comes bounding over may seem full of spunk, he may prove to be a difficult pet.
虽然第一只活泼地跑过来的那条也许似乎充满活力，可是它也许是一只难对付的宠物。
Those kids had spunk who hiked through the forest in the dark.
那些黑夜里走过森林的孩子胆子真大。
Polly got lots of spunk, an'she got some style, too.
波莉了大量的胆量，一'了一些她的风格，也。