| 词汇 | gumption |
| 释义 | gumption noun[ U ] informaluk /ˈɡʌmp.ʃən/ us /ˈɡʌmp.ʃən/ the ability to decide what is the best thing to do in a particular situation, and to do it with energy and determination: 精明强干;魄力;勇气;进取心 have the gumption toShe had the gumption to write directly to the company manager and persuade him to give her a job.她很有勇气，竟然直接给公司经理写信，想说服他给她一份工作。 Compare horse senseold-fashioned common sense Intelligence acuity acumen agility apt aptness brain grey matter highbrow horse sense hyper-intelligent imaginative perceptively percipient percipiently perspicacious perspicaciously perspicacity profundity whip-smart wisdom gumption | American Dictionarygumption noun[ U ] us/ˈɡʌmp·ʃən/ the strong will and determination to do something: She had the gumption to write directly to the company president. Examples of gumptiongumption Alas, we do not seem to have the will or the gumption to go forward and to do what we should be doing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He or she should have the nous, gumption and ability to make decisions for himself or herself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You do not have the gumption to do what has to be done, either in the streets or in the courts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one is going to bribe people, one should at least have the gumption to pay the whole bribe. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many with gumption and intelligence will simply not wait that long. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has not the guts or the gumption to come down here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is on the side of the one-side disarmers in this debate, and it should have the gumption to say so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not have the guts or the gumption to do that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any young person with the slightest gumption enjoys the idea of experimenting with whatever is forbidden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would not matter if there were an ounce of gumption. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have wide interests and, above all, they have a remarkable degree of guts and gumption. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If she has a reasonable amount of gumption and finds the bedroom intolerable, she can ask for something better. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Councillors with any gumption must surely be allowed the opportunity to have more flexibility than that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He had the gumption to go to the bank, get the money and do it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He does not need gumption at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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