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单词 spitfire
释义

spitfire

noun

spit·​fire ˈspit-ˌfī(-ə)r How to pronounce spitfire (audio)
: a quick-tempered or highly emotional person

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Bhatt is luminescent, playing both spitfire and sweetheart with gusto and grace. Courtney Howard, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022 Friday’s show, which also featured performances by country-pop spitfire Carly Pearce, raucous rockers Old Dominion, and modern vocal duo Dan + Shay, was a resounding return to that annual ritual. Maura Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 The latter captures the meditative, almost spiritual side of the group — one yet to be seen in a decade-long career of spitfire lyrics and anthemic bops. Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022 But behind the rapid spitfire lies a wealth of knowledge pertaining to the real world. The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2022 The pull of the cuchi-cuchi persona — the Spanish spitfire stereotype to rule all others — still shadows her legacy. New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022 Lopez, always a canny actor, poises Kat on a balancing beam between confidence and woe, spitfire and romantic casualty. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Feb. 2022 Castillo called her mother a spitfire whose strong faith keeps her growing. Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Dec. 2021 Even a comedy of manners needs a spitfire, and Laura Axelrod as Lydia is the volatile element that upends civility so that it can neatly get straightened out again. Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 8 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1656, in the meaning defined above

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