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单词 brave
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brave
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1adjnv 2adj 3n

Courageous, dauntless, perhaps a little bit daring, a person who is brave faces dangerous or difficult situations with courage.
The adjective brave can be used to describe anyone or anything that displays courage, such as a brave firefighter, a brave guide dog, or even brave holiday shoppers. In addition to its adjective form, the word brave can also act as a verb. Use the verb brave when you want to say that someone is facing a dangerous or unpleasant situation courageously: “Only the hardiest skiers were able to brave the icy conditions and complete the course.” Both adjective and verb forms of the word share a common meaning — the sense of having courage or acting fearlessly.
WORD FAMILY
brave: braved, bravely, braveness, braver, bravery, braves, bravest, braving+/bravery: braveries
USAGE EXAMPLES
Bartolo Colon, playing first base for Braves, knocks 20th homer of season.
New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)
Hanchar recalled his aunt trying to keep up a brave front that night.
New York Times(Jan 12, 2012)
But mostly, he’s been a scout - a role he still fills for the Atlanta Braves at age 91.
Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016)
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1adj 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
Syn|Ant
courageous
adventuresome, adventurous
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
fearless, unafraid
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
bold
fearless and daring
desperate, heroic
showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
gallant
unflinching in battle or action
game, gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky
willing to face danger
lionhearted
extraordinarily courageous
stalwart, stouthearted
used especially of persons
undaunted
resolutely courageous
valiant, valorous
having or showing valor
resolute
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
cowardly, fearful
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
afraid
filled with fear or apprehension
timid
showing fear and lack of confidence
caitiff
despicably mean and cowardly
chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied
easily frightened
craven, recreant
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
dastard, dastardly
despicably cowardly
faint, faint-hearted, fainthearted, timid
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
funky
in a state of cowardly fright
poltroon
characterized by complete cowardliness
poor-spirited, pusillanimous, unmanly
lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful
ignoble
completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
2adj invulnerable to fear or intimidation
Syn
audacious, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing
bold
fearless and daring
3n people who are brave
the home of the free and the brave
Ant|Hyper
cautious, timid
people who are fearful and cautious
people
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
4v face and withstand with courage
She braved the elements
Syn|Hyper
brave out, endure, weather
defy, hold, hold up, withstand
resist or confront with resistance
2
adj brightly colored and showy
girls decked out in brave new dresses
brave banners flying
Syn
braw, gay
colorful, colourful
striking in variety and interest
3
n a North American Indian warrior
Hyper
warrior
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
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