verve

英 [vɜːv]

美 [vɜːrv]

n.  精力; 激情; 热情; 热忱

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Collins.1 / BNC.20504 / COCA.21644

牛津词典

noun

• 精力；激情；热情；热忱
  energy, excitement or enthusiasm
  1. It was a performance of verve and vitality.
     这是一场充满激情与活力的演出。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 活力;热情;激情
  Verveis lively and forceful enthusiasm.
  1. He looked for the dramatic, like the sunset in this painting, and painted it with great verve...
     他追求画面的恢宏壮观——就像这幅画里的落日——而且创作时充满激情。
  2. She revelled in big MGM musicals with their colour and verve.
     她酷爱米高梅电影公司制作的色彩绚丽、激情四溢的大型歌舞片。

英英释义

noun

• an energetic style
  Synonym:vitality

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