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词汇 made-of-sterner-stuff
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made of sterner stuff


idiom
If someone is described as being made of sterner stuff, they are very strong and determined: 坚强的,坚毅的
I was ready to give up the fight, but Nicky was made of sterner stuff and wanted us to finish.我准备放弃争取了,但是尼基非常坚定,要我们坚持下去。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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unbroken
undaunted
unmovable

Examples of made of sterner stuff


made of sterner stuff
We are madeofsternerstuff than that.
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The unemployed in those days were perhaps madeofsternerstuff and were more self-disciplined.
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I thought that she was madeofsternerstuff.
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I think the nerves of butchers are madeofsternerstuff.
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Next time they may be madeofsternerstuff.
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Senju is madeofsternerstuff than her delicate looks would suggest.
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