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moxie

/mok-see/US // ˈmɒk si //UK // (ˈmɒksɪ) //

勇气,勇气可嘉,勇气和毅力,勇气和勇气

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Slang.

    • : courageous spirit and determination; perseverance: The pitcher showed his moxie in Sunday’s win.
    • : vigor; verve; pep.
    • : skill; know-how.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nouncourage

Examples

  • His son was seen as someone more willing to take that risk, and the rise of the “Cuomosexual” during the pandemic only fueled that moxie.

  • Howard University, with a coach’s moxie and a superstar’s money, takes on golfInstead, he smothered it.

  • The judges were charmed by her moxie but not impressed with her moves.

  • Because of all that moxie, it’s hard to remember that Mayfield’s story is closer to that of Rudy, the ultimate underdog, than to a star quarterback like Peyton Manning, who was highly touted from an early age.

  • And the CDC team that arrived to ensure they were properly trained and equipped found them in no need of moxie and dedication.

  • He has a big personality made for TV, plenty of moxie, ego and mental sharpness.

  • I do not mean to be disrespectful, but Lewis was as disrespectful as could be when he was young and full of moxie.

  • The recipe is inexact; a crazy mix of luck, audacity, and moxie.

  • He would have taken a bit of a beating, but shown not only remorse, but some actual moxie.

  • They are about seven feet tall, not too heavy, but they got plenty moxie.

  • The woods about Moxie Lake were literally carpeted with Linna.

  • Our birch bark was not finished and christened till we reached Moxie.

  • Trout weighing four and five pounds have been taken at Moxie, but none of that size came to our hand.

  • I had never before seen or heard this bird, and its loud cackle in the woods about Moxie was a new sound to me.