brave, bold
这两个词并不相同, brave含有富有勇气面对困难或危险的含义,而bold含有胆大、冒失、鲁莽的意味。例如:
He was a brave man.
他是一个勇敢的人。
He was a bold man.
他是一个胆大的人。
bold，brave，courageous，daring，heroic，fearless
这些形容词都含有“勇敢的”之意。
bold侧重指面对困难或危险时勇往直前，勇于进取的勇敢精神。
brave含义广泛，指天生的勇敢，无所畏惧地面对困难与危险，侧重胆识与果断。
courageous正式用词，侧重指在一切情况下都有胆量，无所畏惧，强调基于道德信念，经深思熟虑后所产生的勇敢。
daring强调面临意外或危险时胆大心细，头脑冷静。褒义贬义都可用，贬义指胆大妄为。
heroic正式用词，多指在战争或重大危险时，为他人为事业忘我献身的英雄气概。
fearless语气肯定，侧重在危险时无所畏惧，毫无动摇。
We ought to face the world and brave the storm.
我们应该经风雨,见世面.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
The business folded up despite its brave start.
生意虽然开始时很成功,但终于失败了.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
We Chinese people are brave and industrious.
我们中国人是勇敢勤劳的.
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Whoever did him in removed a man who was brave as well as ruthless.
无论谁杀了他，都是除掉了一个既勇猛又残忍的人。
——柯林斯例句
The bodyguards, as usual, were brave but oafish.
这些保镖照旧勇气可嘉但鲁钝无礼。
——柯林斯例句
He is very formidable; How could anybody be so brave as to offend him?
他可厉害了, 谁惹得起他 呀 !
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As long as mist hangs o'er the mountains, the deeds of the brave will be remembered.
勇士的壮举将永远为后人缅怀，正如缭绕群山的薄雾永远不会消散。
——柯林斯例句
brave men and women
英勇无畏的男女
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead.
她是一个勇敢的女人，但对面前的任务却感到信心不足。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
The woman who is brave enough to pursue her own path must prepare herself for a rough ride.
勇于走自己道路的女人就必须准备好面对外界的非难。
——柯林斯例句
She didn't wince and her eyes were dry. Talk about brave. She was unbelievable.
她连眉头也未皱一下，也没哭。说到勇敢，她令人难以置信。
——柯林斯例句
It takes a brave cook to depart radically from the traditional Christmas menu.
一个厨师要彻底颠覆传统的圣诞节菜肴是需要很大勇气的。
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You're brave and courageous. You can make it.
你勇敢无畏，一定会获得成功。
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Greg lost his brave battle against cancer two years ago.
格雷格在与癌症进行了勇敢的斗争之后于两年前去世。
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Sometimes I am not as brave as I should be.
有时我表现得不够勇敢。
——柯林斯例句
Friends will see you are putting on a brave face and might assume you've got over your grief.
朋友们看到你一脸轻松，也许会以为你已经走出悲伤。
——柯林斯例句
He died after a brave but unavailing fight against a terminal illness.
在与绝症进行了一番勇敢但却徒劳的抗争之后，他还是去世了。
——柯林斯例句
The White House tried to put a brave face on the job figures.
白宫面对就业数字强颜欢笑。
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He was very brave about his operation.
他对手术毫无惧色.
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You have done a brave act and you will hear about it.
你干了一件勇敢的事,你将会受到奖赏的.
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They sang of his brave deeds.
他们歌颂他的英勇行为.
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Although he was very nervous, he put on a brave front.
尽管他非常紧张, 但还是装出一副勇敢的样子.
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He is a brave soldier.
他是一位勇敢的战士.
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A brave fireman rescued the woman.
一个勇敢的消防队员救了这女人.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
To call a brave man a coward is an insult.
把勇士称为懦夫是一种侮辱.
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I know she's unhappy, all her brave talk to the contrary.
我知道她是不幸的, 尽管她嘴上逞强.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
Fortune favo ( u ) rs the brave.
[谚]天助勇者.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
He was brave amid all dangers.
他在各种危险中总是勇敢的.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
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