brave

英[breɪv]
美[breɪv]

基本释义

  • adj.勇敢的; 极好的; 新颖的
  • v.勇敢面对
  • n.勇敢的人; 印第安勇士

词性变化

实用例句

a vision of a brave new Britain

令人叹为观止的新英国远景

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an award for outstanding bravery

杰出英勇奖

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acts of skill and bravery

有勇有谋的行为

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the brave new world of technology

科技进步的美好新世界

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He did not feel up to braving the journalists at the airport.

他怯于在机场直接面对记者。

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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。

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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

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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。

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brave men and women

英勇无畏的男女

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Be brave!

勇敢一些!

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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。

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a brave decision

有勇气的决定

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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。

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...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

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。

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。

He was not brave enough to report the loss of the documents.

他没有勇气报告丢失了文件。

One said he could not see anything except the blue of the sky.

其中一个说除了蓝色的天空,他不看到任何东西.

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He was very brave about his operation.

他对手术毫无惧色.

《简明英汉词典》

We ought to face the world and brave the storm.

我们应该经风雨,见世面.

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We Chinese people are brave and industrious.

我们中国人是勇敢勤劳的.

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You have done a brave act and you will hear about it.

你干了一件勇敢的事,你将会受到奖赏的.

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The business folded up despite its brave start.

生意虽然开始时很成功,但终于失败了.

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They sang of his brave deeds.

他们歌颂他的英勇行为.

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A brave fireman rescued the woman.

一个勇敢的消防队员救了这女人.

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Although he was very nervous, he put on a brave front.

尽管他非常紧张, 但还是装出一副勇敢的样子.

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真题例句

Kids who are the first in their families to brave the world of higher education came on campus with little academic know- how and are much more likely than their peers to drop out before graduation.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

kids who are the first in their families to brave the world of higher education came on campus with little academic know-how and are much more likely than their peers to drop out before graduation.

2015年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

Some of the statistical generalizations may be positive and some groups have reputations for being smart, for being loyal, for being brave, for all sorts of things that are not at all negative.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

A musher named Kaasen had to brave this storm.

2016年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文

He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I've ever had: be bold and brave.

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

She had rich imagination and she was brave.

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英英释义

Noun
  • 1. a North American Indian warrior

  • 2. people who are brave;

    "the home of the free and the brave"

Verb
  • 1. face or endure with courage;

    "She braved the elements"

Adjective
  • 1. possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching;

    "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville

    "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth

    "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"

  • 2. invulnerable to fear or intimidation;

    "audacious explorers"

    "fearless reporters and photographers"

    "intrepid pioneers"

  • 3. brightly colored and showy;

    "girls decked out in brave new dresses"

    "brave banners flying"

    "`braw' is a Scottish word"

    "a dress a bit too gay for her years"

    "birds with gay plumage"

同义词辨析

bold, brave, courageous, daring, heroic, fearless

这些形容词均含有"勇敢的"之意。

  • bold: 侧重指面对困难或危险时勇往直前,勇于进取的勇敢精神。
  • brave: 含义广泛,指天生的勇敢,无所畏惧地面对困难与危险,侧重胆识与果断。
  • courageous: 正式用词,侧重指在一切情况下都有胆量,无所畏惧,强调基于道德信念,经深思熟虑后所产生的勇敢。
  • daring: 强调面临意外或危险时胆大心细,头脑冷静。褒义贬义均可用,贬义指胆大妄为。
  • heroic: 正式用词,多指在战争或重大危险时,为他人为事业忘我献身的英雄气概。
  • fearless: 语气肯定,侧重在危险时无所畏惧,毫无动摇。