plucky

英 [ˈplʌki]

美 [ˈplʌki]

adj.  勇敢的; 有胆量的; 刚毅的

最高级：pluckiest　

BNC.22714 / COCA.24306

牛津词典

adj.

• 勇敢的；有胆量的；刚毅的
  having a lot of courage and determination

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 有勇气的；有胆量的
  If someone, for example a sick child, is described asplucky, it means that although they are weak, they face their difficulties with courage.
  1. The plucky schoolgirl amazed doctors by hanging on to life for nearly two months.
     这名勇敢的女生坚持不放弃生命近两个月的精神令医生感到震惊。

双语例句

• But although sky claims still to adhere to those principles, the reality is rather different now that sky has moved from a plucky start-up to an established incumbent.
  虽然天空声称仍在坚持这些原则，但事实并非如此，因为天空已从一家胆色过人的初创公司变为成熟的老牌企业。
• Thomas that famous little blue tank engine hits retirement age this year, but the plucky, imaginary locomotive shows no signs of slowing down any time soon.
  知名动画角色&蓝色蒸汽小火车头托马斯今年到了退休的年龄了。但是这个虚构出来的勇敢的蒸汽火车头并没有任何放慢其全速前进的步伐。
• The plucky schoolgirl amazed doctors by hanging on to life for nearly two months.
  这名勇敢的女生坚持不放弃生命近两个月的精神令医生感到震惊。
• He was what the British, wary of success, like most of all-a plucky loser.
  他还是英国人最喜欢的那个人，敬畏成功虽败犹勇。
• It was very plucky of you to chase after the burglar like that.
  你真有勇气，敢那样追赶窃贼。
• The plucky teen, described by mainland media as "the poorest girl in the Sichuan earthquake," said Hong Kong was beautiful and she was happy about her first visit out of the mainland.
  这位勇敢的，被大陆媒体描述为“四川大地震中最令人可怜的女孩”说香港很美丽，而且她很高兴第一次在大陆以外的履行。
• The dog was rescued from the river by two plucky kids.
  这只狗被两个无畏的少年从河中救起。
• The very reputation of being strong-willed, plucky, and indefatigable is of priceless value.& Charles Robert Darwin
  意志坚强、胆量过人和不屈不挠的名声，乃是一种无价之宝。&达尔文
• Though defeated our team put up a plucky defense against their taller and huskier opponents.
  虽然战败，但是我们的队员依然勇敢地防御他们更高大，更强壮的敌手。
• I'm not just some plucky girl you can string along!
  我不是那种轻浮的随便就可以泡上的女孩。