；勇气；勇敢；胆量Courage is the quality shown by someone who decides to do something difficult or dangerous, even though they may be afraid.
General Lewis Mackenzie has impressed everyone with his authority and personal courage...
刘易斯·麦肯奇将军的威信和勇气给所有人留下了深刻的印象。
They do not have the courage to apologise for their actions.
他们没有勇气为自己的行为道歉。
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[PHRASE 短语]有勇气做自己认为正确的事 If you have the courage of your convictions, you have the confidence to do what you believe is right, even though other people may not agree or approve. to pluck up the courage→see:
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Developers should have the courage of their convictions and stick to what they do best.
研发人员应该对自己充满信心，坚持做自己最擅长的事。
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cour·age★/ˈkʌrɪdʒ; NAmEˈkɜːrɪdʒ/noun[uncountable ]the ability to do sth dangerous, or to face pain or opposition, without showing fear 勇气；勇敢；无畏；胆量SYNbravery◆He showed great courage and determination.他表现得十分勇敢和果断。◆I haven't yet plucked up the courageto ask her. 我还鼓不起勇气去问她。◆moral/physical courage坚持正义的勇气；勇敢无畏的胆量◆courage in the face of danger面对危险时的胆量☞see also
Dutch courage
IDIOMShave/lack the courage of your conˈvictionsto be/not be brave enough to do what you feel to be right 有╱没有勇气做自己认为正确的事take courage (from sth)to begin to feel happier and more confident because of sth （因某事而）鼓起勇气take your ˌcourage in both ˈhandsto make yourself do sth that you are afraid of 鼓起勇气（做自己害怕做的事）；敢作敢为◆Taking her courage in both hands, she opened the door and walked in.她壮着胆打开门，走了进去。☞more at
1the quality of being brave when you are facing a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you are very ill → braveryOPP cowardice: Sue showed great courage throughout her illness.courage to do something Gradually I lost the courage to speak out about anything. He did not have the courage to tell Nicola that he was ending their affair.summon/pluck up the courage (to do something) (=find the courage to do something) I plucked up the courage to go out by myself. Driving again after his accident must have taken a lot of courage (=needed courage).2have the courage of your (own) convictions to continue to say or do what you think is right even when other people may not agree or approve →
Dutch courage
COLLOCATIONSverbshave courage· She certainly has a lot of courage.show courage· The pilot showed great skill and courage.summon (up)/muster your courage (=make yourself feel brave)· Summoning all her courage, she got up to see what the noise was.bolster your courage (=make it stronger)· They sang and whistled as they marched, to bolster their courage.somebody’s courage fails (=is not great enough to do something)· I was going to jump but my courage failed at the last moment.something gives you courage (=makes you feel that you have courage)· My mother nodded, which gave me the courage to speak up.phraseshave the courage to do something· I didn’t have the courage to say what I really thought.find the courage to do something· You must find the courage to deal with the problem.pluck up/screw up the courage to do something (=try to find it)· He was trying to pluck up the courage to end their relationship.lack the courage to do something· He lacked the courage to look her full in the face.It takes courage to do something/something takes courage (=needs courage)· It takes courage to make a big change in your life like that.adjectivesgreat courage· The men had fought with great courage.enough/sufficient courage· Harry plucked up enough courage to ask her out.personal courage (=the courage of one particular person)· Her recovery owed a great deal to her personal courage.moral courage (=the courage to do the right thing)· He said his faith gave him the moral courage to survive his ordeal.physical courage (=the courage to do something physically dangerous or difficult)· It seemed strange that someone of great physical courage could be so unsure of himself in other ways.political courage (=the courage to take risks in politics)· Do our politicians have the political courage to make unpopular decisions?THESAURUScourage the quality of being brave when you are facing a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you are very ill: · the courage of the soldiers· She showed great courage throughout her illness.· He finally plucked up the courage (=found the courage) to ask her for a date.bravery courage in a dangerous or frightening situation, especially when you are fighting in a war: · He won a medal for bravery during the Iraq war.guts informal the courage and determination to do something difficult or unpleasant: · It must have taken a lot of guts for him to say that.heroism very great courage in a dangerous situation: · The president praised the heroism of the firefighters.
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