brave是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 showing no fear of dangerous or difficult things -- 勇敢的，無畏的

  • a brave soldier 勇敢的士兵

  • It was a brave decision to quit her job and start her own business. 她辭職自己創業是個大膽的決定。

  • She was very brave to learn to ski at 50. 她50歲開始學滑雪可真勇敢。

  • Of the three organizations criticized, only one was brave enough to face the press. 三家受到批評的機構中，只有一家敢於面對媒體。

  • Richards has made a brave attempt to answer his critics. 理察斯勇敢地回應那些批評他的人。

  • This action will cause problems, despite the bank's brave talk/words about carrying on as if nothing had happened. 儘管銀行貌似若無其事，大言不慚地説要堅持下去，這種行為還是會産生問題。

• 1 to deal with an unpleasant or difficult situation -- 勇敢面對；冒（風險）

  • Let's brave the snow and go for a walk (= go for a walk even though it is snowing). 我們冒雪去散步好嗎？

  • literary She braved the wrath of her parents by refusing to marry the man they had chosen. 她不顧父母的不滿，拒絶與他們選中的男人結婚。

• 2 a young Native American warrior (= fighting man). This word is usually considered offensive. -- （冒犯性用語）美洲印第安武士