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a plucky [noun]
plucky 作定语时放在名词前，带有赞赏语气。
A plucky young woman started her own business.
一位勇敢的年轻女子创办了自己的公司。
勇敢的；有胆量的
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勇敢的；有胆量的
brave and determined in the face of difficulties or danger
A plucky young woman started her own business.
一位勇敢的年轻女子创办了自己的公司。
在困难或危险面前表现出勇气和决心；坚韧而无拘束的
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; ; -Judith Crist
表现出勇气的
showing courage
Despite the storm, the plucky little boat reached the harbor safely.
尽管风暴来袭，这艘勇敢的小船还是安全抵达了港口。
The plucky student asked the professor a difficult question in front of the whole class.
那个有胆量的学生在全班面前向教授问了一个很难的问题。
She was the pluckiest member of the team, never backing down from a challenge.
她是队里最勇敢的成员，从不退缩面对挑战。
plucky 作定语时放在名词前，带有赞赏语气。
A plucky young woman started her own business.
一位勇敢的年轻女子创办了自己的公司。
这个结构表示“勇敢到足以做某事”，后接不定式。
She was plucky enough to challenge the manager's decision.
她十分勇敢，敢于质疑经理的决定。
in 后接表示处境或场景的名词短语。
He was plucky in the face of danger.
他面对危险时表现得很勇敢。
Not this
She is very pluck to speak in public.
Use this
She is very plucky to speak in public.
pluck 是名词或动词，不能直接用作形容词；表示‘勇敢的、有胆量的’必须用形容词 plucky。这里主语补足语需要形容词，因此应改为 plucky。
Not this
He remained pluckily despite the difficulties.
Use this
He remained plucky despite the difficulties.
系动词 remain 后应接形容词作表语，不能用副词 pluckily。plucky 是形容词，表示‘勇敢的’；pluckily 是副词，修饰动词或整个句子，不能用在系动词后描述主语状态。
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勇敢的小…（指虽弱小却勇敢）
The plucky little dog chased away the much bigger intruder.
那只勇敢的小狗赶走了比它大得多的入侵者。
勇敢坚韧的态度
She faced the interview with a plucky attitude.
她以勇敢坚韧的态度面对面试。
勇敢无畏的精神
His plucky spirit never faded despite repeated failures.
尽管屡遭失败，他勇敢无畏的精神从未消退。
勇敢的弱者（不被看好却奋力一搏的一方）
The plucky underdog team won the championship.
这支勇敢的弱旅赢得了冠军。
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记忆：plucky 与 lucky 押韵，运气差（not lucky）仍敢往前闯，就是 plucky（勇敢的）。
语域：informal 常见场景：conversation、news articles、storytelling plucky 通常用于口语或较轻松的书面语，带有赞许语气，指在困难或危险中表现出勇气和决心；正式文体中较少见。
这些词都以 -ucky 拼写，且重读元音 /ʌ/ 以及紧随其后的 /k/ 和 /i/ 都与 plucky (/ˈplʌki/) 相同，因此押韵。注意拼写近似的 pluck (/plʌk/) 和 plunk (/plʌŋk/) 末尾辅音不同，发音与 plucky 不押韵。
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