单词 | valiant |
释义 | val·iant I. 1. obsolete 2. < valiant he was, cunning and skilled in war — Charles Kingsley > < a valiant and energetic lot whose legends described their long migration — Marjory S. Douglas > < was … an ardent lover of mankind and a passionate and valiant idealist — J.H.Holmes > — sometimes used ironically < became this chieftain's guest, crony, and valiant drinking companion — Alan Devoe > < was as valiant a trencherman — B.A.Williams > 3. < had a valiant war record — F.C.Brady > < is prepared to make a valiant fight — Douglas Cater > < made a valiant effort to relieve the distress of the people — Hallie Farmer > < against all these … forces the critic and the historian must make a valiant struggle — L.P.Smith > — sometimes used ironically < his contribution had been a valiant plan to send a thousand men to die gloriously in a futile attack — Leslie Rees > 4. < wrote two most valiant and revelatory works of realism — Sinclair Lewis > < the six-volume series began … with his valiant and lovely impressions of childhood — Brooks Atkinson > Synonyms: see brave II. < the first white comers … were two valiants of Cortez's band — Julian Dana > |
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