plucky
adj. (尤指成功的希望渺茫时仍)勇敢的,坚决的
If someone, for example a sick child, is described as plucky, it means that although they are weak, they face their difficulties with courage.
The plucky schoolgirl amazed doctors by hanging on to life for nearly two months.
这名勇敢的女生坚持不放弃生命近两个月的精神令医生感到震惊。
1. showing courage;
2. showing courage in the face of danger;
This story featured a plucky heroine.
这个故事描述了一个勇敢的女英雄.
Though defeated, our team put up a plucky defense against their taller and huskier opponents.
虽然战败, 但是我们的队员依然勇敢地防御他们更高大、更强壮的敌手.
They played a plucky game against such a powerful team like Inter Milan.
在与像国际米兰这样的强队比赛时,他们表现得毫不畏惧.
You ever stop to think that maybe I am the plucky comic relief?
你就没想过也许我就是那种有勇气的'搞笑救济'?
Trivial decisions aren't any fun. Remember Plucky Little England?
粗劣的决定不能产生任何乐趣.