brave

brave
adjective
  1. ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage
    勇敢的
    she was very brave about the whole thing.
    在整个过程之中她都很勇敢。
    he put up a brave fight before losing.
    输之前他进行了勇敢的斗争。
    [as plural noun the brave]it was a time to remember the brave.
    是记住勇士们的时候了。
    ■(poetic/literary)fine or splendid in appearance
    (诗/文)美好的，壮观的
    his medals made a brave show.
    他那些奖章很是光彩夺目。
noun
  1. ■(dated)an American Indian warrior
    (旧)美洲印第安武士
    ■a young man who shows courage or a fighting spirit
    英勇善战的年轻人
verb
  1. [with obj.]endure or face (unpleasant conditions or behaviour) without showing fear
    勇敢面对
    he pulled on his coat ready to brave the elements.
    他穿好大衣准备面对恶劣的天气。
    I'll brave it out and meet new people.
    我会鼓作勇气去结识新的人们。
常用词组
brave new world
  1. used to refer, often ironically, to a new and hopeful period in history resulting from major changes in society
    美好的新世界（指社会大变动后出现的使人满怀希望的新时期，常含有讽刺意味）
    the brave new world of the health care market.
    保健市场这个大有可为的新天地。
put a brave face on something
  1. 见 face
派生
bravely
adverb
braveness
noun
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: from French, from Italian bravo 'bold' or Spanish bravo 'courageous', untamed, savage, based on Latin barbarus (see barbarous)
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