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

• 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。
• Since they have a lot of spunk, no matter how down and out they get, they never give up.
  因为他们有很多勇气，不论如何，并得到了他们，他们永远不会放弃。
• It's almost like Americans have the trademark on that "toughness" and no one born outside our borders could possibly have the backbone, nerve or spunk to bang with a monster like Dwight Howard.
  意思几乎就是说所有美国本土的球员天生就有那“强硬”的商标，而在美利坚外出生的球员就没可能有那种与像魔兽霍华德猛撞的脊柱，胆量和决心。
• 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。
• She got her spunk up and left the country.
  她一怒之下离开了这个国家。
• 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。
• I admired her independence and her spunk.
  我敬佩她的独立精神和勇气。
• 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。
• You will have a childlike approach this week, big hearted and full of spunk.
  本周你有孩童般的心，博爱，精力充沛。