mettle

mettle

['metl]

n. 勇气, 气质, 性格

例句与用法：

The next race will put him on his mettle.

下次赛跑他就要全力以赴了。

You'll be on your mettle during the training course.

你在训练期间要尽最大努力。

He is a man of mettle.

他是个有勇气的人。

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n.[U]

1. 秉性; 气质

try a man's mettle

试探一个人的秉性

2. 精神; 勇气; 毅力

The runner fell, but he showed his mettle by continuing in the race.

短跑运动员摔倒了, 但仍坚持不懈, 体现出了他的毅力。

短语词组：

be on/upon one's mettle

1. 奋发; 准备尽最大的努力

We'll have to be on our mettle to win the game.

要在这场比赛中获胜, 我们得准备尽最大的努力。

put someone on his mettle

1. 考验某人; 激励某人

He was put on his mettle.

他受到考验。