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bravado n.作威；虚张声势 (1) 他的这种张狂气势令他丢了工作机会。(2) 他不需要虚张声势给观众催眠。 The noun bravado is derived from the French and Italian words meaning "bragging and boasting," and it is related to the word bravo. Today, the word means an almost-over-the-top amount of courage, but it can also be used (often with the word false) to mean a false show of bravery: "It was her first day in the classroom and she was almost shaking with fear, but with false bravado — she took a deep breath and turned to face her students — 20 kindergartners."

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英 [brə'vɑːdəʊ] 美 [brə'vɑːdoʊ] (1) His bravado cost him the job.(2) He needs no bravado to mesmerize spectators. If you act with bravado, you are making a bold showy statement. Picture a cowboy bursting through saloon doors in an old western, and you can picture bravado. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]虚张声势；逞能；逞强 Bravado is an appearance of courage or confidence that someone shows in order to impress other people. 'You won't  get away with this,' he said with unexpected bravado.“这事你休想就这么过去，”他以出人意料的强横语气说道。

英语单词	bravado
英美音标	英 [brə'vɑːdəʊ] 美 [brə'vɑːdoʊ]
中文释义	n.作威；虚张声势
英语例句	(1) His bravado cost him the job. (2) He needs no bravado to mesmerize spectators.
中文例句	(1) 他的这种张狂气势令他丢了工作机会。 (2) 他不需要虚张声势给观众催眠。
vocabulary简明	If you act with bravado, you are making a bold showy statement. Picture a cowboy bursting through saloon doors in an old western, and you can picture bravado.
vocabulary扩展	The noun bravado is derived from the French and Italian words meaning "bragging and boasting," and it is related to the word bravo. Today, the word means an almost-over-the-top amount of courage, but it can also be used (often with the word false) to mean a false show of bravery: "It was her first day in the classroom and she was almost shaking with fear, but with false bravado — she took a deep breath and turned to face her students — 20 kindergartners."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]虚张声势；逞能；逞强 Bravado is an appearance of courage or confidence that someone shows in order to impress other people. 'You won't get away with this,' he said with unexpected bravado. “这事你休想就这么过去，”他以出人意料的强横语气说道。

Bravado Word False Picture 英 Brə'Vɑːdəʊ] 美 Brə'Vɑːdoʊ N.作威；虚张声势