feisty
adj. 活跃的; 好争吵的; 精力充沛的; 烦躁不安的
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.
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。
At 66, she was as feisty as ever.
66岁的她还和从前一样精神矍铄。
1. showing courage;
2. irritable and looking for trouble;
From the start, he'd liked her long , thick hair, feisty sense of humor and fearlessness.
从一开始, 他就被她那浓密的秀发, 泼辣 、 幽默、无所畏惧的性情所打动.
A feisty girl always wins arguments.
一个好拚斗的女孩子时常赢争吵.
He was a strong and a feisty old man.
他是个很坚强的倔老头.
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.
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.