英语词汇“spunk”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

spunk n. [uncountable]

courage;
spirit;
braveness:to have the spunk to express an unpopular opinion.

spunk•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est.

spunk n.

pluck;
spirit;
mettle.
touchwood, tinder, or punk.

blend of, blended spark¹ and obsolete funk spark, touchwood (cognate with Dutch vonk, German Funke) 1530–40

spunk′less, adj.

spunk /spʌŋk/ n

informal courage or spirit
Brit
a slang word for semen
touchwood or tinder, esp originally made from various spongy types of fungus
Austral NZ informal a person, esp male, who is sexually attractive

Etymology: 16th Century (in the sense: a spark): from Scottish Gaelic spong tinder, sponge, from Latin spongia sponge

ˈspunky adj ˈspunkily adv

单词	spunk
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 spunk /spʌŋk/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] courage; spirit; braveness:to have the spunk to express an unpopular opinion. spunk•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 spunk (spungk),USA pronunciation n. pluck; spirit; mettle. touchwood, tinder, or punk. blend of, blended spark¹ and obsolete funk spark, touchwood (cognate with Dutch vonk, German Funke) 1530–40 spunk′less, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spunk /spʌŋk/ n informal courage or spirit Brit a slang word for semen touchwood or tinder, esp originally made from various spongy types of fungus Austral NZ informal a person, esp male, who is sexually attractive Etymology: 16th Century (in the sense: a spark): from Scottish Gaelic spong tinder, sponge, from Latin spongia sponge ˈspunky adj ˈspunkily adv
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