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  • Conjugation : past  braved ; pp  braved ; ing  braving
  • Derivatives : n  braveness ; adv  bravely
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

brave [breɪv]
  1. 1. adjective [+person] 勇敢的
  2. 2. adjective [+attempt, smile, action] 英勇的
  3. 3. noun [c] [o.f.] (warrior) 北美印第安勇士
  4. 4. vt. (face up to) 勇敢面对
    to put a brave face on sth
    面对某事时显示出勇气

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

brave [brev] [breɪv]
  1. 1. adjective 勇敢的，无畏的，有勇气的
    I'm not brave enough to jump from here.
    我没有足够的勇气从这儿跳下去。
    She was so brave to decide to move to China without knowing one single word of the language.
    一句汉语都不会说就决定搬到中国去住，她的胆子可真大。
    Carl made a brave attempt to save the company from the bankruptcy, but it didn't work.
    卡尔为了挽救公司不致破产，进行了大胆的尝试，但没能成功。
  2. 2. adjective 华丽的，艳丽的，豪华的，盛装的
  3. 3. adjective 美好的，美妙的，极好的
    This is a great step forward for the brave new world of the service industry.
    这是服务行业向全新领域迈进的一大步。
  4. 4. noun 勇敢的人，勇士
    The lawyers ultimately concluded that thirty-eight Sioux braves were guilty.
    律师们最终断定38名苏人勇士有罪。
  5. 5. noun [American English] 北美印第安战士
  6. 6. noun [archaic] 暴徒，行刺者
  7. 7. vt. 敢于面对，冒（风险、危险等）
    I wouldn't have braved the storm to come here if I didn't love you so much.
    若非深爱着你，我才不会冒着暴风雪来到这里。
  8. 8. vt. 公然反抗；蔑视；敢于做（某事）
    Jenny had to brave her father's anger due to her refusal to attend university.
    珍妮以身犯险，不肯上大学，所以不得不面对父亲的盛怒。
  9. 9. vt. [antiquated] 使（穿戴）艳丽或华丽，使盛装
  10. 10. vi. [antiquated] 夸，自夸，吹牛

Collins English-English Dictionary

brave [breɪv]
  1. 1. adj having or displaying courage, resolution, or daring; not cowardly or timid
  2. 2. adj (as collective noun preceded by the)
    the brave
  3. 3. adj fine; splendid
    a brave sight
    a brave attempt
  4. 4. adj [archaic] excellent or admirable
  5. 5. n a warrior of a Native American tribe
  6. 6. n an obsolete word for bully
  7. 7. vt. [tr] to dare or defy
    to brave the odds
  8. 8. vt. to confront with resolution or courage
    to brave the storm
  9. 9. vt. [obsolete] to make splendid, esp in dress
  10. 10. vt. [Etymology] C15: from French, from Italian bravo courageous, wild, perhaps ultimately from Latin barbarus barbarous
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Examples

a brave new world
美好的新世界
the brave spirits who pioneered
开拓的勇士们；开路先锋 → spirit
He thought I was not brave enough to beard him, but he was wrong because I did it.
他以为我没有那么大勇气向他挑战，但是他错了，我就这么做了。 → beard
I'm not brave enough to jump from here.
我没有足够的勇气从这儿跳下去。 → brave
She was so brave to decide to move to China without knowing one single word of the language.
一句汉语都不会说就决定搬到中国去住，她的胆子可真大。 → brave
I would like to quit my job and open a bar, but I'm not brave enough.
我想辞职，开间酒吧，但我没那胆量。
It was a brave decision to raise the baby by yourself.
你决定自己抚养那个孩子，真是够勇敢的。
Carl made a brave attempt to save the company from the bankruptcy, but it didn't work.
卡尔为了挽救公司不致破产，进行了大胆的尝试，但没能成功。 → brave
Jenny had to brave her father's anger due to her refusal to attend university.
珍妮以身犯险，不肯上大学，所以不得不面对父亲的盛怒。 → brave
This is a great step forward for the brave new world of the service industry.
这是服务行业向全新领域迈进的一大步。 → brave
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