plucky

adjective
🔊/ˈplʌki/
🔊/ˈplʌki/
(comparative pluckier, superlative pluckiest)
(informal)
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  1. having a lot of courage; being very determined 勇敢的;有胆量的;刚毅的synonym brave
    • The plucky youngster had four operations during her long battle against the illness.这位勇敢的年轻人在与疾病的长期斗争中进行了四次手术。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPlucky is used with these nouns:
    • heroine
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