feisty

adj.

1. 坚决而据理力争的
   strong, determined and not afraid of arguing with people

1. ADJ-GRADED (常指出乎意料地)顽强独立的，精神抖擞的
   If you describe someone as feisty, you mean that they are tough, independent, and spirited, often when you would not expect them to be, for example because they are old or ill.
   1. The soldier looked incredulously at the feisty child...
      士兵难以置信地看着这个异常顽强的孩子。
   2. At 66, she was as feisty as ever.
      66岁的她还和从前一样精神矍铄。

1. The soldier looked incredulously at the feisty child
   士兵难以置信地看着这个异常顽强的孩子。
2. At 66, she was as feisty as ever.
   66岁的她还和从前一样精神矍铄。
3. The feisty Blankfein, the son of a postal worker who grew up in Brooklyn, is one of the only big bank CEOs to have kept his job after the financial crisis.
   精力充沛、行事果断的布兰克费恩是一名邮政工人的儿子，在纽约布鲁克林长大，是少数几个在金融危机之后仍成功留任的大银行首席执行官之一。
4. Zhang and Leung dominate the movie, while Kaneshiro is fine as wily strategist Zhuge and Zhao adds welcome humor as the feisty princess.
   张（丰毅）和梁在电影中占主导地位，而金城武的老谋深算的军师诸葛亮也演得不错，赵薇为其扮演的有胆色有勇气的公主加入了颇受欢迎的幽默。
5. Zhang Mo is superb as Fans servant, a feisty, proud and excitable man who becomes a pitiable figure.
   张默作为范殿元的仆人非常尽责，他是个精力充沛、充满骄傲而容易激动的人，也是个值得怜悯的人物形象。
6. Instead of being seen as strong bosses, feisty women are perceived as being less likeable.
   争强好胜的女人不会被看作是能力强的老板，不仅如此，人们还觉得她们不招人喜欢。
7. After circling her opponent with what onlookers described as a deathly stare, the streets feisty newcomer attacked.
   弗莱娅绕着她的对手转圈，旁观的人描述她是死死盯住拉里，然后这只充满活力的唐宁街新任御就猫发动了攻击。
8. The champion is faced with a feisty challenger.
   冠军面临着一个勇敢的挑战者。
9. We are all enjoying training and there have been some feisty challenges-it's good to have that in training.
   我们都很享受训练，有些挑战很带劲儿。训练中有这些真的挺好的。
10. The feisty Anglia often helped Harry and his friend Ron Weasley out of trouble, despite being driven into a tree on one occasion.
    这辆马力十足的福特安格里亚车帮助哈利·波特和他的伙伴荣恩·韦斯利度过了很多难关，尽管有一次撞在了一颗树上。
11. "Yoshida" checked with Sato, who thought this might work. Team mate Takuma Sato drove a feisty race.
    吉田征求了佐藤的意见，佐藤认为这个办法也许可行。队友佐藤琢磨完成了一场活跃的比赛。
12. Feng ditches his usual sharp-tongued humor and feisty characters to concentrate on stimulating the tear ducts through traditional but polished storytelling technique.
    冯小刚导演摈弃了自己惯用的尖酸刻薄的幽默以及贫嘴的角色，而是用传统而流畅的叙事技巧来刺激观众的泪腺。
13. But with the military pledging to hold new elections within a year, analysts say the feisty billionaire probably aspires to make a political comeback.
    但由于军方承诺将在一年内举行新的大选，分析人士说，这名活跃的亿万富豪佷可能图谋在政治上东山再起。
14. Feisty is very attractive on you.
    情绪化的你很有魅力。
15. A feisty old lady had to call the electric company for a repairman.
    一位火爆脾气的老太太给供电公司打电话要个检修工。
16. A feisty hairdresser faces off with an unscrupulous developer-and faces up to the uncertainties of her own life in a small, New Jersey town.
    一个活泼的理发师面对一个不法开发商，还要面临自己今后在这个新泽西小镇的不确定性。
17. He was a strong and a feisty old man, considering that life is so hard.
    他是一个这么强壮和活跃的老人，生活却是如此之艰难。
18. Even an expert witness called to discuss statistical movements of stock prices turned feisty as he sparred with prosecutors seeking to discredit his analysis and testimony.
    有一位被召来讨论股价变动的专家证人，由于其分析和证词遭到检察官的怀疑，与之发生了激烈争吵。
19. He said he was competitive and feisty and he did not back down.
    他说他很有竞争力，很好强，而且不退缩。
20. Rodriguez was a starter when Liverpool beat Everton in a feisty Merseyside derby at the beginning of the month.
    本月初利物浦莫西塞德德比击败埃弗顿比赛中，罗德里格斯是其中一员。
21. My maternal grandma is an independent feisty old lady.
    外婆是个坚强独立的老婆婆。
22. Dressed in a conservative Muslim headscarf, Afrida's quiet exterior hides a feisty demeanor.
    Afrida头戴保守的穆斯林围巾，平静的外表掩饰了她活跃的性格。
23. How about a name for this feisty lady?
    该替这位勇敢的女士取一个什么样的名字呢？
24. Tanya: She's feisty, I love that.
    坦尼娅：她的活力，我喜欢。
25. More than ten years ago, those feisty people in our generation have been looking for the ideal of Utopia there, and formed an art community outside the power circle.
    十多年前我们这一代人中的不安分者在那里寻觅过乌托邦的理想，形成在权力话语之外的艺术群落。
26. In other words, there is no demand for feisty females who challenge the clubby atmosphere of cigar-perfumed boardrooms.
    换言之，这些机构不需要个性好强、勇于挑战男性主宰的董事会气氛的女性。
27. But they have razor sharp bills and a feisty character.
    但是企鹅有尖利的喙和易怒的性格。
28. You're a feisty little one, but you'll soon learn some respect.
    你很顽皮，不过你马上就会学会遵从。
29. She's still feisty though, like she was in season one, which is fun.
    但是她还和第一季里一样脾气暴躁，这一点很有意思。

adj

1. quick to take offense

   Synonym:    huffythin-skinnedtouchy

2. showing courage
   1. the champion is faced with a feisty challenger

   Synonym:    pluckyspunky