[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]勇敢的；无畏的 Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.
He was not brave enough to report the loss of the documents.
他没有勇气报告丢失了文件。
...images of brave people risking their lives to aid others.
冒着生命危险去帮助他人的勇士们的形象
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Our men wiped them out, but the enemy fought bravely and well...
我们的部队歼灭了敌人，但敌人也进行了顽强的抵抗。
Mr Kim bravely stood up to authority.
金先生勇敢地向权威挑战。
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[VERB 动词]（通常为达到某目标）勇敢面对 If you brave unpleasant or dangerous conditions, you deliberately expose yourself to them, usually in order to achieve something.
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[WRITTEN 笔语]
Thousands have braved icy rain to demonstrate their support.
数千人在寒冷的天气中冒雨赶来以示他们的支持。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（尤指善于作战的）印第安勇士 A brave is a young Native American man, especially one who is good at fighting.
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[PHRASE 短语]装作高兴；强作欢颜 If someone is putting on a brave face or is putting a brave face on a difficult situation, they are pretending that they are happy or satisfied when they are not.
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He felt disappointed but he tried to put on a brave face...
他感到很失望，但还竭力强装欢笑。
The White House tried to put a brave face on the job figures.
白宫面对就业数字强颜欢笑。
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bravebravesbravedbravingbraverbravestadjective★(braver,brav·est)1★(of a person 人)willing to do things which are difficult, dangerous or painful; not afraid 勇敢的；无畏的SYN
courageous
◆brave men and women英勇无畏的男女◆Be brave!勇敢一些！◆I wasn't brave enough to tell her what I thought of her.我当时没有勇气告诉她我对她的看法。2★(of an action 行为)requiring or showing courage 需要勇气的；表现勇敢的◆a brave decision有勇气的决定◆She died after a brave fight against cancer.她在同癌症进行了顽强的搏斗之后死去了。◆He felt homesick, but made a brave attempt to appear cheerful.他很想家，但却竭力表现得很高兴。3~ new( sometimes ironic) new in an impressive way 新颖的；崭新的◆a vision of a brave new Britain令人叹为观止的新英国远景▶brave·ly/ˈbreɪvli; NAmEˈbreɪvli/adverbbravery/ˈbreɪvəri; NAmEˈbreɪvəri/noun[uncountable ]SYN
courage
◆an award for outstanding bravery杰出英勇奖◆acts of skill and bravery有勇有谋的行为IDIOMS(a) ˌbrave new ˈworlda situation or society that changes in a way that is meant to improve people's lives but is often a source of extra problems 美好的新世界（本欲改善人们的生活，实则带来预料不到的问题）◆the brave new world of technology科技进步的美好新世界put on a brave ˈface | put a brave ˈface on sthto pretend that you feel confident and happy when you do not 强装自信快乐；佯装满不在乎verbbravesb/sth to have to deal with sth difficult or unpleasant in order to achieve sth 勇敢面对；冒风险；经受困难◆He did not feel up to braving the journalists at the airport.他怯于在机场直接面对记者。◆Over a thousand people braved the elements(= went outside in spite of the bad weather)to attend the march. 一千多人不顾天气恶劣参加了游行。noun1the brave[plural ]people who are brave 勇敢的人◆America, the land of the free and the home of the brave美国，自由者的土地、勇士的家园2[countable ]( old-fashioned) a Native American warrior美洲印第安武士brave/breɪv; NAmEbreɪv/brave·ly/ˈbreɪvli; NAmEˈbreɪvli/bravery/ˈbreɪvəri; NAmEˈbreɪvəri/
1a)dealing with danger, pain, or difficult situations with courage and confidenceSYN courageous: brave soldiers her brave fight against cancerit is brave of somebody (to do something) It was brave of you to speak in front of all those people.b)the brave [plural] brave people: Today we remember the brave who died in the last war.2very good: Despite their captain’s brave performance, Arsenal lost 2–1.brave effort/attempt the brave efforts of the medical staff to save his life3put on a brave face/front to pretend that you are happy when you are really very upset4brave new world a situation or a way of doing something that is new and exciting and meant to improve people’s lives: the brave new world of digital television—bravely adverb: She smiled bravely.THESAURUSbrave showing that you are not afraid to do things that other people find dangerous or difficult: · I think he was incredibly brave to do a parachute jump.· a brave attempt to change the systemcourageous /kəˈreɪdʒəs/ especially written very brave – used especially about someone fighting for what they believe in, or fighting against a disease: · a courageous speech· her courageous fight against cancerdaring brave and willing to take a lot of risks: · a daring escape from a prison camp· a daring fighter pilot· a daring thing to dobold willing to make difficult decisions or say what you think, even though it may involve risks: · It was a bold move to set up his own company.· She was very bold in criticizing the leadership.intrepid written willing to do dangerous things or go to dangerous places: · an intrepid traveller· We sent our intrepid reporter to find out what is happening.adventurous used about someone who enjoys going to new places and doing new, possibly dangerous, things: · More adventurous visitors can go skiing or snowboarding.fearless not afraid of anything or anyone: · a fearless campaigner for human rightsheroic very brave and admired by many people: · heroic rescuers· Despite heroic efforts to save him, he died.plucky brave and determined – often used in newspapers: · Plucky Megan, aged 10, has beaten cancer twice.
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1to deal with a difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant situation: I decided to take the train to work rather than brave the traffic.brave the elements/weather etc (=go out in bad weather) More than 100 people braved the elements and attended the rally.2brave it out to deal bravely with something that is frightening or difficult
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[countable] a young fighting man from a Native American tribe
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