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be scrappy
形容人或其行为，表示‘斗志旺盛、不服输’。
The young boxer was scrappy and never gave up.
这位年轻拳击手斗志旺盛，从不放弃。
斗志旺盛的；充满拼劲的
scrappier — comparative of scrappy
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斗志旺盛的；充满拼劲的
full of fighting spirit
The young boxer was scrappy and never gave up.
这位年轻拳击手斗志旺盛，从不放弃。
此义强调顽强拼劲，常指身材或规模不大但不服输的人或队伍；不是“零碎拼凑的”。
由碎片组成的；零碎的；缺乏统一性或一致性的。
Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.
Even though she is the smallest in the class, she is scrappy and never backs down from a challenge.
尽管她是班里个子最小的，她却很有拼劲，面对挑战从不退缩。
The scrappier team won because they refused to give up even in the last minute.
更拼的那支队伍之所以获胜，是因为他们即使在最后一刻也不放弃。
Our scrappiest employee is the one who always finds a way to finish projects on time.
我们最有拼劲的员工，总能设法按时完成项目。
形容人或其行为，表示‘斗志旺盛、不服输’。
The young boxer was scrappy and never gave up.
这位年轻拳击手斗志旺盛，从不放弃。
作定语修饰表现、比赛等时，强调顽强拼搏。
She gave a scrappy performance in the final.
她在决赛中表现得充满拼劲。
口语中表示‘变得激烈、好斗’。
Things got scrappy near the end of the match.
比赛接近尾声时，场上变得激烈起来。
Not this
She is a scrappy.
Use this
She is scrappy.
scrappy 是形容词，不是名词，前面不能直接加冠词 a。要表达“她很有拼劲”应直接用形容词作表语，或说 a scrappy person。
Not this
He is very scrap.
Use this
He is very scrappy.
scrap 是名词或动词，不能作形容词。描述“有斗志的”需要用形容词 scrappy，而不是用 scrap 的原形。
Not this
This team is more scrappy than last year.
Use this
This team is scrappier than last year.
scrappy 是以 -y 结尾的双音节形容词，比较级要变 y 为 i 再加 -er，即 scrappier，而不使用 more + 原级。
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拼劲十足的弱旅
The scrappy underdog surprised everyone by making it to the finals.
这支拼劲十足的弱旅闯入决赛，让所有人惊讶。
顽强的斗士
She is a scrappy fighter who never gives up.
她是个永不言弃的顽强斗士。
顽强斗志
The team showed a scrappy spirit throughout the match.
整场比赛中，这支队伍都表现出顽强的斗志。
有拼劲的队伍
Despite being short-handed, the scrappy team pulled off a victory.
尽管人手不足，这支有拼劲的队伍还是取得了胜利。
顽强的表现
His scrappy performance in the debate won him many supporters.
他在辩论中顽强的表现为他赢得了许多支持者。
斗志昂扬的小人物
She was small but scrappy, always ready to fight for what she believed in.
她身材矮小，但斗志昂扬，总是准备为她相信的事情而战。
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联想：scrappy 里藏着 scrap（打架），想象一只不服输的小狗，随时要跟人斗，斗志旺盛。
语域：informal 常见场景：体育报道、商业竞争、日常对话 表示“斗志旺盛的、不服输的”，多用于非正式语境，常见于体育报道或形容小团队、创业公司的拼劲。正式写作中更常用 determined 或 tenacious。
All six words share the spelling ending '-appy' and rhyme with scrappy /ˈskræpi/: the stressed vowel /æ/ is followed by /p/ and a final /i/. Beware lookalikes like 'scrap' /skræp/ and 'scrape' /skreɪp/, which do not rhyme with scrappy.
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