Word · Frequency #39214
spunks
/spʌŋk/
noun
勇气；胆量；精神；决心
spunks is the plural of spunk.
核心释义
courage, spirit, mettle, determination
- 1.
火绒；引火物
Touchwood; tinder.
- 2.
勇气；精神；毅力；决心
Courage; spirit; mettle; determination.
火绒；引火物；勇气；精神；毅力；决心；精神；勇气；怒意
用法In use
She showed real spunk in the debate.
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.
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.
用法提示：此处 spunk 为名词，意为“勇气、精神”。
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。
it takes spunk to do sth
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.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
词族Word family
- spunky
- 有勇气的；精神饱满的 · adj.
- spunkiness
- 勇气；活力 · noun
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
不可数名词，表示‘勇气’或‘引火柴’
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