“我们队打得很顽强。”用英语怎么说？

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【句子】He's lucky he didn't put up a fight.   【Modern Family S03E05】

【发音】/hiːz/ /ˈlʌk.i/ /hiː/ /ˈdɪd.ənt/ /pʊt/ /ʌp/ /ə/ /faɪt/

【发音技巧】didn't put失去爆破；put up a两处连读+闪音；

【翻译】他倒是挺走运，没动手。

【适用场合】

今天我们来学习一个很简单的短语：

put up a fight

这个短语什么意思呢？

to struggle, fight, resist, etc.

斗争，奋斗，抵抗

eg: She won't accept the decision. She'll put up a fight.

她不会接受这项决定的。她肯定会奋起反抗的。

eg: He put up a fight when the police tried to arrest him.

当警方试图逮捕他的时候，他反抗了。

eg: I expect they'll put up a fight when we announce the pay cuts, but they'll either have to accept them or look for other work.

我本来猜想，当我们宣布减薪时，他们会奋起反抗的，但他们也没别的选择：要么接受减薪，要么就另找工作。

然后呢，在口语当中，在这个表达的基础之上，我们加上形容词，也可以说：

put up a good/brave fight

指什么意思呢？

to make a brave or valiant effort against someone or something, especially when outmatched or unlikely to succeed

在困难的情况下，英勇地斗争，顽强地奋斗

eg: Our team put up a good fight.

我们队打得很顽强。

eg: They put up a good fight against a more experienced football team.

面对一支更有经验的足球队，他们打得很顽强。

eg: They put up a good fight, but they never really had a chance to defeat us.

他们进行了顽强的斗争，但从未真正有机会击败我们。