Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #21445
gutsier
大胆的;有力的
gutsier is the comparative of gutsy.
Showing courage and determination in the face of danger; robust and uninhibited.
- 1.
From the gut; deep and often coarse.
发自内心的;深刻且往往粗俗的。
发自内心的;深刻且往往粗俗的。;有勇气的;有力量的
In use
It was a gutsy decision to quit her job and start her own business.
The young player made a gutsy move to save the match.
Even with a bad knee, she gave a gutsy performance in the final.
be gutsy to do sth
强调做某事需要勇气,语气比 brave 更口语化。
She was gutsy to argue with the manager.
她鼓起勇气和经理争论。
a gutsy + noun
gutsy 常修饰 decision、move、performance 等名词。
It was a gutsy move to invest in that startup.
投资那家初创公司是很大胆的一步。
It is gutsy of sb to do sth
该句型强调某人的行为表现出勇气,of 后接人。
It was gutsy of her to admit her mistake.
她承认错误,真是有胆量。
Common mistakes
He has gutsy.He is gutsy.
gutsy 是形容词,不能作 have 的宾语;表示“有勇气”应使用 be + gutsy,或改用名词 guts。
She fought gutsy.She fought in a gutsy way.
fought 是实义动词,需要副词或副词短语来修饰;gutsy 是形容词,不能直接修饰动词,可用 in a gutsy way。
Connections
Collocations
- gutsy performance
- 大胆的表现
- Her gutsy performance won the audience over.她大胆的表演赢得了观众。
- gutsy move
- 大胆的举动
- It was a gutsy move to quit without a new job.在没有新工作的情况下辞职是个大胆的举动。
- gutsy decision
- 有勇气的决定
- The coach made a gutsy decision to play the rookie.教练做出了一个大胆的决定,让新秀上场。
- gutsy call
- 大胆的抉择
- The CEO's gutsy call to expand overseas paid off.首席执行官大胆的海外扩张决定获得了回报。
- gutsy effort
- 勇敢的努力
- The team put in a gutsy effort despite the rain.尽管下雨,球队还是付出了勇敢的努力。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 guts(胆量):一肚子胆量的人,做事就是 gutsy(大胆的)。
Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:日常对话、体育评论、轻松的新闻报道 gutsy 是比较口语化的褒义词,通常表示有勇气、有胆量或做事有魄力;正式或学术写作中较少见,多用于日常对话以及轻松、带感情色彩的报道或评论。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的同韵词:klutzy、nutsy(都和 gutsy 押 /ʌtsi/)。注意拼写相近但发音不同的词:gusty /ˈɡʌsti/(/st/ 而非 /ts/)、dusty /ˈdʌsti/、cutesy /ˈkjuːtsi/;guts /ɡʌts/ 是 gutsy 的词根,但不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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