have the spunk to do sth
spunk 前常加 the，后面接不定式，用来说明这份勇气具体用在哪里。
She had the spunk to tell her boss the truth.
她有勇气把真相告诉老板。
勇气；胆量；精神；决心
火绒；引火物；勇气；精神；毅力；决心；怒意
火绒；引火物
Touchwood; tinder.
勇气；精神；毅力；决心
Courage; spirit; mettle; determination.
She showed real spunk in the debate.
她在辩论中表现出真正的勇气。
用法提示：此处 spunk 为名词，表示“勇气、胆量”。
It took a lot of spunk to quit his job and start a business.
辞掉工作去创业需要很大的胆量。
用法提示：此处 spunk 为名词，指“胆量、决心”。
The little girl has plenty of spunk; she's not afraid of anyone.
这个小女孩很有胆量，谁都不怕。
用法提示：此处 spunk 为名词，意为“勇气、精神”。
spunk 前常加 the，后面接不定式，用来说明这份勇气具体用在哪里。
She had the spunk to tell her boss the truth.
她有勇气把真相告诉老板。
用 it 作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式短语。
It takes spunk to start over at forty.
四十岁重新开始需要胆量。
此处 spunk 指抽象的勇气和拼劲，常与 real、some 等词搭配；show 也可换成 display、demonstrate。
The young team showed real spunk right to the end.
这支年轻的队伍自始至终都表现出真正的拼劲。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has many spunk.
正确表达He has a lot of spunk.
spunk 表示“勇气、胆量”时是不可数名词，不能用 many 修饰；肯定句中常用 a lot of、plenty of 等。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has a spunk.
正确表达He has spunk.
不可数名词 spunk 前不能加不定冠词 a；直接用 have spunk 表示“有勇气”。
mettle 强调在压力或考验中显现的勇气和毅力；spunk 侧重有活力、有胆量的精神劲儿。两者表示“勇气”时可换用，但 mettle 更突出经考验的坚毅，spunk 更突出活泼的劲头。
pluck 强调面对困难或危险时的勇气和镇定，偏“临危不惧”；spunk 强调有活力、有冲劲的精神和胆量，偏“有生气、有劲头”。两者都可译作“勇气”，但 pluck 更突出镇定坚毅，spunk 更突出活泼劲头。
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