brave
[breɪv] adjective
ESSENTIAL
■showing no fear of dangerous or difficult things 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 fifty.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.理察斯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。
[breɪv] adjective
put on a brave face (also put a brave face on it)
■to behave as if a problem is not important or does not worry you 强装勇敢，装作不在乎•She seems all right but I suspect she's just putting on a brave face.她似乎没甚么，但我怀疑她只是假装不在乎。
[breɪv] verb transitive
■to deal with an unpleasant or difficult situation 勇敢面对；冒（风险）•Shall we brave the snow and go for a walk (= go for a walk although it is snowing) ?我们冒雪去散步好吗？ •literary She braved the wrath of her parents by refusing to marry the man they had chosen.她不顾父母的不满，拒绝与他们选中的男人结婚。
[breɪv] noun countable old-fashioned
■a young Native American warrior (= fighting man). This is usually considered offensive. 美洲印第安武士（通常具有冒犯意味） |