Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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adversity

/ædvˈɜrsɪtiː/B2

逆境 / 困难 (n.)

指生活或工作中遇到的不利情况。句中说 Boyle 不让 `adversity` 打倒自己,强调坚韧。常见搭配:`face/overcome adversity`。

You know why Boyle doesn't slump? Because his whole life is a slump?
Because he doesn't let adversity get him down. He keeps grinding.
If I'd given you those new cases,