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quitter

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++quit·ter /ˈkwɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  informalSTOP DOING something someone who does not have the determination or courage to finish something that is difficult 遇到困难就放弃的人,半途而废的人
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quitterIn nearly 3,000 years with this company, I have never been known as a quitter.I'm not a quitter, but this job is starting to affect my health.But President Tucker was not a quitter, and he got right back on the horse.But these were early days, and Shelley wasn't a quitter.I was a coward, a damned quitter.Even Clinton's enemies have to admit that, with the bruising he has taken, he is no quitter.
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quitter
quitter /ˈkwɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
informal someone who does not have the determination or courage to finish something that is difficult


quit·terBrE /ˈkwɪtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkwɪtər/ 🔊 noun (often disapproving) a person who gives up easily and does not finish a task they have started 有始无终的人;虎头蛇尾的人;半途而废者