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

• 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。
• You're a feisty little one, but you'll soon learn some respect.
  你很顽皮，不过你马上就会学会遵从。
• Tanya: She's feisty, I love that.
  坦尼娅：她的活力，我喜欢。
• Feisty is very attractive on you.
  情绪化的你很有魅力。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was a strong and a feisty old man, considering that life is so hard.
  他是一个这么强壮和活跃的老人，生活却是如此之艰难。
• 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。