spunk

英 [spʌŋk]

美 [spʌŋk]

n.  勇气; 胆量; 决心; 性感的人

现在分词：spunking　

GRE

BNC.39214 / COCA.27451

牛津词典

noun

• 勇气；胆量；决心
  courage; determination
• 勇气；胆量；决心
  courage; determination
• 性感的人
  a sexually attractive person

柯林斯词典

• 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。

英英释义

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

双语例句

• Show some spunk. Quit pretending you're being abused.
  慷慷慨慨！甭装可怜虫！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He watched her too closely, and too anxiously, to have much of what John Barton called "spunk" in him.
  他就一直如醉如痴地盯住了她看，用约翰？巴顿的话来说，连一点“神气”也没有了。
• People remembering her said they were inspired by her spirit and spunk; by her choice to live simply in her small home, the way she wanted.
  人们都惦记并怀念着她，因为她的精神与坚定；她喜欢在这栋小房子之中过疏远名利的生活，这是她喜欢并选择的简单生活方式。
• Spunk up, there's nothing to worry about!
  打起精神来，没有什么可忧虑的。
• She got her spunk up and left the country.
  她一怒之下离开了这个国家。
• You've got spunk, wolfhouse. I'll give you that.
  你真够倒霉的万夫豪斯，让我输些钱吧。