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spitfire是什么意思

  • 英式英标[\'spɪt,faɪr]
  • 美式音标[\'spɪtfaɪə]

n. 喷火的东西;烈性子的人

英文词源

spitfire (n.)
1610s, "a cannon," from spit (v.) + fire (n.); c. 1600 as an adjective. Meaning "irascible, passionate person" is from 1670s. Replaced earlier shitfire (similar formation in Florentine cacafuoco).

实用例句

1. A year later, in 1944, his Spitfire had been shot down over Italy.
一年后的1944年, 牛脾气的史密斯先生再次加入了抗击意大利的行列.来自互联网
2. Yet friends say they will most remember the spitfire Margaret of her '60 s and '70 s heyday.
但朋友们说,他们将永远不会忘记六七十年代处于黄金时代那个热情如火的玛格丽特.来自互联网
3. Taken on Spitfire Lake in the Adirondack Park at around 7 a.m.
阿迪朗达克州立公园内的喷火湖,摄于清晨7时许.来自互联网

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