Word · Frequency #13240
spitfires
烈性子的人；脾气暴躁的人
spitfires is the plural of spitfire.
a highly emotional and quick-tempered person, especially a girl or woman
多指女孩或女子
- 1.
A cannon.
大炮。
- 2.
A person with a fiery temper, someone easily provoked to anger, especially a woman or girl.
脾气暴烈的人,尤指女子或女孩。
- 3.
A larva of the spitfire sawfly, Perga affinis.
喷火叶蜂(Perga affinis)的幼虫。
大炮。；脾气暴烈的人,尤指女子或女孩。；喷火叶蜂(Perga affinis)的幼虫。；烈性子的人；喷火的东西
In use
The new assistant is a real spitfire, but she always gets the job done.
Whenever the meeting got tense, the team's spitfire would speak her mind without hesitation.
People often called the sisters spitfires because they argued loudly over everything.
be a spitfire
常用作主系表结构，描述某人性格急躁，常指女孩或女性，带戏谑或亲切语气。
My sister is a real spitfire when she's tired.
我妹妹累的时候真是个暴脾气。
act like a spitfire
like后接名词，表示行为像烈性子一样，带有夸张或比喻色彩。
Don't act like a spitfire; calm down and talk.
别表现得像个暴脾气，冷静下来好好说。
Common mistakes
She spitfires.
Connections
Collocations
- a little spitfire
- 小辣椒；脾气火爆的人
- Despite her size, the little spitfire stood up to the bullies.别看她个子小，这个小辣椒可不怕那些恶霸。
- a real spitfire
- 十足的烈性子
- I'd think twice before teasing her — she's a real spitfire.在逗她之前我会先掂量掂量——她可是个十足的烈性子。
- a young spitfire
- 年轻的烈性子
- The young spitfire already had a reputation for arguing with her teachers.这个年轻的烈性子已经以和老师顶嘴出了名。
- a spitfire of a girl
- 脾气火爆的女孩
- She was a spitfire of a girl who never backed down from a fight.她是个脾气火爆的女孩，从不畏惧争执。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a spitfire
- 烈性子的人（尤指女子）She's a real spitfire, but I love her energy.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：spit=吐，fire=火，想象一个脾气暴躁的人“喷火”的样子，就是spitfire（烈性子的人）。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、文学或影视人物描写 通常用于日常口语或非正式场合，多形容脾气火爆、容易激动的女子，常带有亲切或戏谑色彩。
Grammar Note
多指女子或女孩，形容性情刚烈、容易动怒的人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词与 spitfire 词尾 -fire 的读音 /faɪə/ 押韵：fire、hire、tire、wire、desire 拼写均为 -ire；liar 拼作 -iar，但读音相同。注意：spit /spɪt/、spittle /ˈspɪtəl/ 等拼写相近却读音不同，与 spitfire 不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.