英语词汇“mettle”的音标、意思、用法及中文翻译-反思网

on your mettle

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mettle
noun[ U ]
us/ˈmet̬·əl/
bravery and determination:
The climb to the summit in a blizzard would test their mettle.

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What has been the key to his mettle and to his power to resist?
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Indeed, it puts the whole transport industry on its mettle.
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I ask my noble friends: where is your mettle?
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When cheques were originally introduced, the bank was rather on its mettle.
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I am not encouraging substantial wage demands, but am just saying that that is what puts the managing director on his mettle.
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We should put the authorities on their mettle and give them a little less time, so that they have to move into action more quickly.
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If you can get one corner of the dockyard on its mettle, the standard of work is correspondingly raised.
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They could and should have been allowed to prove their mettle.
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We had to prove our mettle in battle unfortunately.
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They are on their mettle to show that they can handle the new delegated powers.
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The school children have also shown their mettle under fire.
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Instead of being left, to lose hope, these worthy, decent citizens ought to have the chance to show their undoubted mettle.
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I have had talks with it and it is ready to prove its mettle.
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The present incumbent of the post is not showing his mettle but is flannelling.
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I am on my mettle as regards my response to that observation.
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词汇	mettle
释义	mettle noun[ U ] uk /ˈmet.əl/ us /ˈmet̬.əl/ ability and determination when competing or doing something difficult: 精神；勇气；才能 The team showed/proved its mettle in the final round.运动队在最后一轮中展现了他们的拼搏精神。 The real test of her political mettle came in the May elections.五月份的选举是对她政治才能的真正考验。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Strength of will and determination aggressiveness bitter bloody-mindedness bull bull something through character-building fibre insusceptible intransigence inveteracy militancy obstinacy resolution sharp sharp elbowsidiom sharpen sharpen (something) up sharpen your elbowsidiom single-mindedness stamina Idiom on your mettle mettle \| American Dictionary mettle noun[ U ] us/ˈmet̬·əl/ bravery and determination: The climb to the summit in a blizzard would test their mettle. Examples of mettle mettle What has been the key to his mettle and to his power to resist? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, it puts the whole transport industry on its mettle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I ask my noble friends: where is your mettle? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When cheques were originally introduced, the bank was rather on its mettle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not encouraging substantial wage demands, but am just saying that that is what puts the managing director on his mettle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should put the authorities on their mettle and give them a little less time, so that they have to move into action more quickly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If you can get one corner of the dockyard on its mettle, the standard of work is correspondingly raised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They could and should have been allowed to prove their mettle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We had to prove our mettle in battle unfortunately. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are on their mettle to show that they can handle the new delegated powers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The school children have also shown their mettle under fire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead of being left, to lose hope, these worthy, decent citizens ought to have the chance to show their undoubted mettle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have had talks with it and it is ready to prove its mettle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The present incumbent of the post is not showing his mettle but is flannelling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am on my mettle as regards my response to that observation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of mettle 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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