get-up-and-go

英 [ˌɡet ʌp ən ˈɡəʊ]

美 [ˌɡet ʌp ən ˈɡoʊ]

n.  干劲; 进取心; 魄力; 胆量

牛津词典

noun

• 干劲；进取心；魄力；胆量
  energy and determination to get things done

英英释义

noun

• enterprising or ambitious drive
  1. Europeans often laugh at American energy
  Synonym:energypush

双语例句

• Only when social public opinion is guided by correct theories, can it produce get-up-and-go effects, but not all adjustment to and control over social public opinion is proper.
  社会舆论需要正确的调控才能产生积极的社会效果，但并不是所有的社会舆论调控都是正确的。
• They can come up with all sorts of great ideas when they work together, and Libra has the get-up-and-go needed to put their ideas into action, a quality which Gemini tends to lack.
  他们一起工作的时候会想出很多好点子。而且天秤有双子所缺乏的把想法付注于行动的特质。
• The American success was not some statistical fluke. It derived from a get-up-and-go culture, bred from the freedom to serve a huge internal market spread over vast distances.
  美国的成功绝非统计上的偶然，而是源于一种积极进取的文化。而服务于美国庞大国内市场的自由度，孕育了这种文化。
• America's get-up-and-go entrepreneurial culture and adventurous spirit outlived the passing of the frontier, and still inspires and nourishes millions. No other country has a population so habituated to self-help and self-improvement.
  美国积极进取的企业家文化和冒险精神，在该国开疆拓土之前就已存在，目前仍激励和滋育着无数美国人。没有哪个国家像美国这样，拥有如此习惯于自我帮助和自我提高的民众。