brave
/breɪv/
adj. / v.
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
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The brave firefighter entered the burning building.
勇敢的消防员进入了着火的大楼。
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It was brave of her to admit her mistake.
她勇于承认自己的错误。
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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
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They braved the icy wind to deliver the supplies.
他们冒着刺骨的寒风运送物资。
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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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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)
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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)。
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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
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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
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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。
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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。
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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。