brave
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ Someone who is brave is willing to do things that are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations. 勇敢的
He was not brave enough to report the loss of the documents. 他当时不够勇敢去报失文件的丢失。
2. bravelyADV 勇敢地
Our men wiped them out, but the enemy fought bravely and well. 我们的人歼灭了敌人,不过敌人也打得很勇猛顽强。
3. V-T If you brave unpleasant or dangerous conditions, you deliberately expose yourself to them, usually in order to achieve something. 勇于置身 (恶劣或危险的环境)[书面]
Thousands have braved icy rain to demonstrate their support. 数千人曾顶着冰冷的雨表示他们的支持。
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brave /breɪv/ (braving,braved,braver,braves,bravest)
剑桥词典
- showing no fear of dangerous or difficult things
- The four soldiers are to receive citations from the president for their brave actions .
- Sailing the Atlantic in such a tiny boat wasn't so much brave as foolhardy .
- Nelson Mandela is revered for his brave fight against apartheid .
- It is a brave person who will die for their beliefs .
- Let us make sure that these brave men did not die for nothing.
勇敢的，无畏的
a brave soldier 勇敢的士兵
It was a brave decision to quit her job and start her own business . 她辞职自己创业是个大胆的决定。
She was very brave to learn to ski at 50. 她50岁开始学滑雪可真勇敢。
Of the three organizations criticized , only one was brave enough to face the press . 三家受到批评的机构中，只有一家敢于面对媒体。
Richards has made a brave attempt to answer his critics . 理查德兹勇敢地回应那些批评他的人。
This action will cause problems , despite the bank's brave talk /words about carrying on as if nothing had happened . 尽管银行貌似若无其事，大言不惭地说要坚持下去，这种行为还是会产生问题。
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