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

• 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。
• A plucky lampooner of the administration.
  行政部门的一个有勇气的讽刺作家。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• 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 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。
• Presenter Steve Leonard follows the fortunes of a plucky pack of African wild dogs for new series Incredible Journeys.
  提出者史蒂夫？伦纳德跟着运气走，随着一群勇敢的非洲野狗开始了新系列的难以置信的旅途。
• Twenty years ago, Rupert Murdoch was the champion of the plucky new entrant and railed against the big beasts of broadcasting trying to preserve the status quo to the detriment of consumers.
  20年前，鲁珀特默多克是胆气十足的市场新军的捍卫者，对试图维持现状、不惜牺牲消费者利益的广播业巨头进行了抨击。
• 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。