killer instinct

1. N-VAR If you say that an athlete or politician has the killer instinct, you admire them for their toughness and determination to succeed. 好勝心[表贊許]

He quit the sport when he realized he didn't have the killer instinct. 當(dāng)他意識(shí)到自己缺乏好勝心后，他放棄了運(yùn)動(dòng)員生涯。