mettle 详细解释

mettle

['metl]

n. 勇气, 气质, 性格

n.[U]

1. 秉性; 气质

try a man's mettle

试探一个人的秉性

2. 精神; 勇气; 毅力

The runner fell, but he showed his mettle by continuing in the race.

短跑运动员摔倒了, 但仍坚持不懈, 体现出了他的毅力。

词义辨析

同义:

n.勇气; 魄力

spirit  courage  nerve  stamina  pluck  spunk  

同义参见:

blood  constitution  confidence  backbone  metal  vigor  

英英释义

名词 mettle:

the courage to carry on

同义词：heart, nerve, spunk

短语词组

be on/upon one's mettle

1. 奋发; 准备尽最大的努力

We'll have to be on our mettle to win the game.

要在这场比赛中获胜, 我们得准备尽最大的努力。

put someone on his mettle

1. 考验某人; 激励某人

He was put on his mettle.

他受到考验。

补充

mettlemettle英:[ˈmetl] 美:[ˈmɛtl]n.1.内在的气质2.精神, 勇气

例句

1. His first important chance to show his mettle came when he opened the new session of the Legislature.在他组织召开新一届立法会议时, 展示他才能的首个重要机会出现了。 2. For both sides, it's the first real test of their mettle this season.对双方而言, 这都是本赛季以来对自身能力的第一场真正考验。 3. It takes a man of mettle to keep a family safe and comfortable in this troubled world.在这样的乱世, 只有有魄力的男人才能保证家人过得平安舒适。 4. It was a low-key meeting, each leader gauging the mettle of the other.这是个不露声色的会议, 各位领导人都在揣摩彼此的脾气秉性。 5. We have to be on our mettle.我们必须全力以赴。 6. The added competition keeps them on their mettle.加赛让他们开足了马力。 7. the team showed their true mettle in the second half.这个队下半场显示了真正的战斗力。 8. He proved/showed his mettle [=he proved/showed how tough he is] as a fighter tonight.他今晚展示了他作为一名斗士的勇气。 9. The competition will test her mettle.这次比赛将考验她的意志。 10. She'll have to be on her mettle [=at her best] to win this competition.她必须要尽最大努力才能赢得这次比赛。

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