verve

英 [vɜːv]

美 [vɜːrv]

n. 精力; 激情; 热情; 热忱

GRE TEM8

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

双语例句

Of Course, controlling the verve of the story is based on the director's familiarity and understanding of the background.
当然，要把握其中的神韵，又基于创作者对这个背景的熟悉和了解。
If the US economy proved unable to withstand even this featherweight touch, market optimists would lose their verve.
如果美国经济被证明连这种超轻量级的压力都无法承受，市场乐观者可能会方寸大乱。
"sheng ji", two first tones, is a Chinese word which means verve, vitality.
大牛：生机，读一声，指生命力和活力。
She delivered her speech with tremendous wit and verve.
她以非常的才智和热情发表了演讲。
It is moreover a Book of astonishing wit and verve.
这还是一本充满惊人的机智和活力的小说。
Mr Paulson is an impressive man but has shown little verve for politics.
保尔森是一位优秀的人士，但他没有展现出应有的政治智慧。
No personal impulses can be felt in it; not a stroke has any verve.
既见不到他个人的情感，也看不出有哪一笔下得生动有力。
Based on cocktails'characteristics, this paper expounds their mixing technology in terms of verve, shape and form.
文章结合鸡尾酒的特点，从其“神”“体”“形”三方面阐析了鸡尾酒调制的“融和”技艺。
Mr Conway, whose previous book, A Loyal Spy, was set in Afghanistan, writes with verve and an insider's confidence.
康威先生的上本书，《一个忠诚的间谍》，以阿富汗为背景，用热情和知情人的秘密写就。
Write, sing, act, etc with verve.
积极地写作、歌唱、表演等。