词汇 | DETERMINATION |
释义 | DETERMINATION bent on doing something determined to do something.Jane was bent on having her own apartment.Her mother was bent on keeping her at home. bloody but unbowed [one's head] showing signs of a struggle, but not bowed in defeat. (Fixed order.)Liz emerged from the struggle, her head bloody but unbowed.We are bloody but unbowed and will fight to the last. bound and determined determined. (Fixed order.)We were bound and determined to get there on time.I'm bound and determined that this wont happen again. grit one's teeth to grind one's teeth together in anger or determination.I was so mad, all I could do was stand there and grit my teeth.All through the race, Sally was gritting her teeth. She was really determined. pull oneself up (by one's own bootstraps) to achieve (something) through one's own efforts.They simply don’t have the resources to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps.If I could have pulled myself up, Id have done it by now. set one's heart on something to become determined about something.Jane set her heart on going to London.Todd had set his heart on returning. set one's sights on something to select something as one's goal.I set my sights on a master's degree from the state university.Don’t set your sights on something you cannot possibly do. Slow and steady wins the race A proverb meaning that deliberateness and determination will lead to success, or (literally) a reasonable pace will win a race.I worked my way through college in six years. Now I know what they mean when they say, "Slow and steady wins the race."Ann won the race because she started off slowly and established a good pace. The other runners tried to sprint the whole distance, and they tired out before the final lap. Ann's trainer said, "You see! I told you! Slow and steady wins the race."take the bull by the horns and seize the bull by the horns to meet a challenge directly.If we are going to solve this problem, someone is going to have to take the bull by the horns.This threat isn't going to go away by itself. We are going to seize the bull by the horns and settle this matter once and for all. |
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