| 单词 | brave |
| 释义 | brave (once / 66 pages) 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 FAMILYbrave: braved, bravely, braveness, braver, bravery, braves, bravest, braving+/bravery: braveries USAGE EXAMPLESBartolo 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) 1 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, unafraidoblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them boldfearless and daring desperate, heroicshowing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort gallantunflinching in battle or action game, gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunkywilling to face danger lionheartedextraordinarily courageous stalwart, stoutheartedused especially of persons undauntedresolutely courageous valiant, valoroushaving or showing valor resolutefirm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination cowardly, fearful lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted afraidfilled with fear or apprehension timidshowing fear and lack of confidence caitiffdespicably mean and cowardly chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-belliedeasily frightened craven, recreantlacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful dastard, dastardlydespicably cowardly faint, faint-hearted, fainthearted, timidlacking conviction or boldness or courage funkyin a state of cowardly fright poltrooncharacterized by complete cowardliness poor-spirited, pusillanimous, unmanlylacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful ignoblecompletely 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 2She braved the elements Syn|Hyper brave out, endure, weather defy, hold, hold up, withstand resist or confront with resistance adj brightly colored and showy 3girls decked out in brave new dresses brave banners flying Syn braw, gay colorful, colourful striking in variety and interest n a North American Indian warrior Hyper warrior someone engaged in or experienced in warfare |
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