brave

/breɪv/ adj. / v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

勇敢的;无畏的;勇敢面对;冒……的危险

释义与例句

adj. 勇敢的;无畏的
willing to face danger, pain or difficulty without showing fear
  1. The brave firefighter entered the burning building.
    勇敢的消防员进入了着火的大楼。
  2. It was brave of her to admit her mistake.
    她勇于承认自己的错误。
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  1. He made a brave attempt to rescue the swimmer.
    他勇敢地尝试营救那名游泳者。
v. 勇敢面对;冒……的危险
to face a dangerous, difficult or unpleasant situation without avoiding it
  1. They braved the icy wind to deliver the supplies.
    他们冒着刺骨的寒风运送物资。
  2. She braved the rush-hour crowds to reach the hospital.
    她挤过高峰时段的人群赶到医院。
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  1. The journalist braved considerable danger to report from the conflict zone.
    这名记者冒着巨大危险从冲突地区发回报道。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 It is brave of somebody to do something 表示“某人做某事很勇敢”;brave 作动词后直接接危险或困难环境。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • bravery 勇敢;勇气
    brave 作形容词时对应的名词,常用于 an act of bravery(勇敢之举)。
  • bravely 勇敢地;无畏地
    brave 对应的副词,修饰面对危险或困难时的行为。
同义词
  • courageous 勇敢的;有勇气的
    courageous 比 brave 更正式,常强调道德勇气或坚持原则;brave 是日常通用词,还可作动词表示“勇敢面对”。
    The report praised her courageous decision to speak out. 报道称赞她勇敢发声的决定。
常见搭配
  • brave enough to 有足够勇气去……
    He was brave enough to challenge the unfair decision. 他有足够的勇气质疑这个不公平的决定。
  • brave decision 勇敢的决定
    Leaving a secure job to retrain was a brave decision. 辞去稳定工作去接受再培训是一个勇敢的决定。
  • brave the elements 冒着恶劣天气
    A few dedicated anglers braved the elements along the shore. 几名执着的钓鱼者在岸边冒着恶劣天气垂钓。