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Brave Dangerous Difficult Adjective Face Word Verb Unpleasant

英语单词 brave
英美音标 英 [breɪv] 美 [breɪv]
中文释义 adj.勇敢的;英勇的
v.勇敢地面对
英语例句 (1) I think you are very brave.
(2) The soldier's brave deeds brought him honor and glory.
(3) Let us remember the brave who died for the peace of the world.
(4) They made a brave stand against the enemy.
中文例句 (1) 我认为你非常勇敢。
(2) 士兵的勇敢事迹为他带来了荣耀和赞美。
(3) 让我们永远怀念为世界和平献身的勇士们。
(4) 他们对敌人进行了英勇的抵抗。
vocabulary简明 Courageous, dauntless, perhaps a little bit daring, a person who is brave faces dangerous or difficult situations with courage.
vocabulary扩展 The adjective brave can be used to describe anyone or anything that displays courage, such as a brave firefighter, a brave guide dog, or even brave holiday shoppers. In addition to its adjective form, the word brave can also act as a verb. Use the verb brave when you want to say that someone is facing a dangerous or unpleasant situation courageously: “Only the hardiest skiers were able to brave the icy conditions and complete the course.” Both adjective and verb forms of the word share a common meaning — the sense of having courage or acting fearlessly.
柯林斯解释
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[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

bravely
  • 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.
  [V n]
  [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.
  [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
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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.
      [V inflects]
    • 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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