Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #8700
guts
勇气；胆量
courage and determination
- 1.
The entrails or contents of the abdomen.
内脏或腹腔内容物。
- 2.
fortitude and determination
坚韧和决心
内脏；肠子；内脏或腹腔内容物。；坚韧和决心；飞碟游戏(比赛双方每组5人；相距15码
In use
It takes a lot of guts to stand up to your boss.
She had the guts to admit she was wrong.
He didn't have the guts to ask for a raise.
he didn't have the guts to try it
have the guts to do sth
用于表示敢做某事。
He didn't have the guts to quit his job.
他没有勇气辞职。
hate sb's guts
口语中表示极度厌恶某人。
I hate his guts for what he did.
我恨透了他做的事。
spill one's guts
非正式，指坦诚说出秘密或感受。
She spilled her guts to the therapist.
她向治疗师倾诉了一切。
it takes guts to do sth
强调做某事需要勇气。
It takes guts to start your own business.
创业需要胆量。
Common mistakes
He has no gut to do it.He doesn't have the guts to do it.
当guts表示“勇气”时，总是以复数形式出现，且常与定冠词the搭配，构成固定短语have the guts to do something。不能使用单数形式gut或缺少定冠词。
He has many guts.He has a lot of guts.
guts表示“勇气”时为不可数名词，不能使用many修饰，应使用much或a lot of。many只用于可数复数名词。
Connections
Collocations
- have the guts
- 有勇气做某事
- She had the guts to speak up against the unfair policy.她有勇气反对不公正的政策。
- take guts
- 需要勇气
- It takes guts to start your own business.创业需要勇气。
- show guts
- 表现出勇气
- The young athlete showed guts in the final match.这位年轻运动员在决赛中表现出了勇气。
- lack the guts
- 缺乏勇气
- He lacked the guts to admit his mistake.他缺乏承认错误的勇气。
- with guts
- 勇敢地
- They fought with guts until the very end.他们勇敢地战斗到最后。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将guts（肠子）与胆量联想：有胆量的人，肠子（guts）都粗壮有力，代表勇气。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：口语表达、日常对话 此含义多用于口语和非正式场合，表达对某人勇气的赞赏。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'guts' (/ɡʌts/) because they share the same stressed vowel /ʌ/ and following sounds /ts/. Note that 'puts' (/pʊts/) is a common lookalike that does not rhyme.
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