verve

英 [vɜːv]

美 [vɜːrv]

n.  精力; 激情; 热情; 热忱

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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

• But for every piece that didn't quite come off, there was one with verve to spare.
  但对于每一件不太去掉，有一个与神韵空闲。
• 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。
• 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。
• It has orient verve and combines ancient culture with modern design.
  设计的构思源自中国汉代书简的启发，具有东方意象，融合古今。
• "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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Through locale review and introduction of the three Korea excellent construction examples of space group of Korea building, kyongdong Presbyterian church, Cheongju national museum, it discusses the Oriental verve preserved in Korea modern construction, gives a use for reference to the design of modern construction.
  通过对空间综合建筑事务所大楼、京东长老会教堂、清州国立博物馆三个韩国优秀建筑实例的现场考察和介绍，探讨了韩国现代建筑中保持的东方神韵，对现代建筑的设计具有一定的借鉴意义。
• What happened to personality, verve and humor?
  个性到哪里去了，活力和幽默？
• White paint doors reflect saintly and noble sublimity, reveal mild, calm and fancy verve.
  白色烤漆泛着圣洁而高贵的光芒，展现平和、恬静、奇幻的神韵。