bold, brave, courageous, daring, heroic, fearless

名詞 brave:

1. a North American Indian warrior
2. people who are brave

動(dòng)詞 brave:

1. face or endure with courage
   同義詞：weather, endure, brave out

形容詞 brave:

1. possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
   同義詞：courageous
2. invulnerable to fear or intimidation
   同義詞：audacious, dauntless, fearless, intrepid, unfearing
3. brightly colored and showy
   同義詞：braw, gay

1. The soldier is as brave as a lion.
   這個(gè)戰(zhàn)士象獅子一樣勇猛。
2. I think you are very brave.
   我認(rèn)為你非常勇敢。
3. His brave deeds in the battle earned him everlasting glory.
   他在那場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)斗中的英勇事跡為他贏得了永恒的榮譽(yù)。
4. The soldier's brave deeds brought him honor and glory.
   士兵的勇敢事跡為他帶來了榮耀和贊美。
5. The emperor conferred a title on the brave soldier.
   皇上授予這勇敢的士兵一頭銜。
6. He tried to brave it out when the police questioned him.
   警察盤問他時(shí)，他想硬著頭皮頂過去。
7. He braved his father's displeasure by marrying that girl.
   他不顧父親不高興，娶了那個(gè)女孩子。
8. Let us remember the brave who died for the peace of the world.
   讓我們永遠(yuǎn)懷念為世界和平獻(xiàn)身的勇士們。

brave

adj.（形容詞）
brav.er,brav.est
Possessing or displaying courage; valiant.
勇敢的：具有或顯出勇氣的；勇敢的
Making a fine display; impressive or showy:
華麗的；令人難忘的或艷麗的：
例句：
.a coat of brave red lipstick on a mouth so wrinkled that it didn`t even have a clear outline.(Anne Tyler)
.涂在皺得幾乎沒有清晰輪廓的嘴上的一層艷紅色唇膏.(安妮·泰勒)

Excellent; great:
優(yōu)秀的；偉大的：
例句：
.The Romans were like brothers/In the brave days of old.(Macaulay)
.羅馬人情同手足/在舊時(shí)的偉大歲月里.(麥考利)

n.（名詞）
A Native American warrior.
土著的美洲戰(zhàn)士
A courageous person.
勇敢的人
Archaic A bully.
【古語】 暴徒
v.（動(dòng)詞）
braved,brav.ing,braves
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To undergo or face courageously.
勇敢地從事或面對(duì)
To challenge; dare:
挑戰(zhàn)；敢于：
例句：
.Together they would brave Satan and all his legions.(Emily Brontô)
.聯(lián)合起來，他們就敢于挑戰(zhàn)撒旦及其所有軍團(tuán).(艾米利·勃朗特)

Obsolete To make showy or splendid.
【廢語】 使艷麗或輝煌
v.intr.Archaic （不及物動(dòng)詞）【古語】
To make a courageous show or to put up a stalwart front.
做勇敢狀或建起一道堅(jiān)固的前線

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Old Italian
源自 古意大利語
or Old Spanish bravo [wild, brave, excellent]
或 古西班牙語 bravo [粗野的，勇敢的，優(yōu)秀的]
probably from Vulgar Latin *brabus
可能源自 俗拉丁語 *brabus
from Latin barbarus * see barbarous
源自 拉丁語 barbarus *參見 barbarous

【引伸】
brave.ly
adv.（副詞）
brave.ness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>brave,courageous,fearless,intrepid,bold,audacious,valiant,valorous,doughty,mettlesome,plucky,dauntless,undauntedThese adjectives all mean having or showing courage under difficult or dangerous conditions.
這些形容詞意思都是在艱難或危險(xiǎn)的情況下顯示出勇氣。
Brave, the least specific,is frequently associated with an innate quality:
Brave 含義范圍最廣，常與內(nèi)在氣質(zhì)關(guān)聯(lián)：
例句：
.Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver, but less daring. (Herman Melville).
.熟悉危險(xiǎn)使勇士更勇敢，但減少了魯莽. （赫爾曼·麥維爾）。

Courageous implies an act of consciously rising to a specific test by drawing on a reserve of inner strength:
Courages 隱含著一個(gè)調(diào)動(dòng)積蓄的內(nèi)在力量而有意識(shí)地挺身而出面對(duì)某種考驗(yàn)的行為：
例句：
The young platoon leader set a courageous example for his soldiers by leading them safely into and out of jungle territory held by the enemy.
年輕的排長(zhǎng)帶領(lǐng)士兵安全出入敵軍控制的叢林地帶，為他們樹立了一個(gè)勇敢的榜樣。

Fearless emphasizes absence of fear and resolute self-possession:
Fearless 強(qiáng)調(diào)無所畏懼和絕對(duì)冷靜：
例句：
.world-class [boating] races for fearless loners willing to face the distinct possibility of being run down, dismasted, capsized, attacked by whales. (Jo Ann Morse Ridley).
.為愿意獨(dú)自面對(duì)撞沉、折斷桅桿、傾覆和被鯨攻擊的明顯可能性的無畏者而舉行的世界級(jí) 比賽. （約·安·莫爾斯·里德利）。

Intrepid sometimes suggests invulnerability to fear:
Intrepid 有時(shí)指不為懼怕所動(dòng)：
例句：
Intrepid pioneers settled the American West.
無所畏懼的先驅(qū)者們?cè)诿绹鞑慷ň印?/br>
Bold stresses not only readiness to meet danger or difficulty but often also a tendency to seek it out:
Bold 不僅強(qiáng)調(diào)樂于面對(duì)危險(xiǎn)同時(shí)也常指找出危險(xiǎn)所在的一種傾向：
例句：
.If we shrink from the hard contests where men must win at the hazard of their lives . . . then bolder and stronger peoples will pass us by. (Theodore Roosevelt).
.如果我們從激烈對(duì)抗面前退縮，此種對(duì)抗是人們生活中的必須戰(zhàn)勝險(xiǎn)境…那么大膽而頑強(qiáng)的人們將不再理會(huì)我們. （西奧多·羅斯福）。

Audacious implies extreme confidence and boldness:
Andacious 隱含極度信心和大膽：
例句：
.To demand these God-given rights is to seek black power—what I call audacious power. (Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.).
.渴求天賦人權(quán)就是要得到黑人的權(quán)利——我把它稱為大膽的權(quán)利. （小亞當(dāng)·克萊登·鮑威爾）。

Valiant, said principally of persons, suggests the bravery of a hero or a heroine:
Valiant 主要指人，說明英雄或女英雄的勇敢：
例句：
.a sympathetic and detailed biography that sees Hemingway as a valiant and moral man. (New York Times).
.一本富有同情心和情節(jié)詳細(xì)的傳記，它說明海明威是一個(gè)勇敢的和有道德的人. （紐約時(shí)報(bào)）。

Valorous applies to the deeds of heros and heroines:
Valorous 用于描述英雄或女英雄的事跡：
例句：
.Her passengers, the other hostages, will never forget her calm, confident, valorous work. (William W. Bradley).
.她的乘客，其他人質(zhì)，永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記她冷靜的、自信的、勇敢的舉動(dòng). （威廉·W·布拉德利）。

Doughty, a bit old-fashioned in flavor and often used humorously, suggests stalwartness:
Doughty 在風(fēng)格上有些過時(shí)，常比較幽默，說明剛強(qiáng)不屈：
例句：
The doughty old man battled his illness with fierce determination.
堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的老人用巨大毅力與疾病作斗爭(zhēng)。

Mettlesome stresses spirit and love of challenge:
Mettlesome 著重表示挑戰(zhàn)精神和熱愛挑戰(zhàn)：
例句：
The mettlesome actress resumed her career after recovering from a stroke.
從中風(fēng)恢復(fù)過來后，堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的女演員又重新開始了她的演藝生涯。

Plucky emphasizes spirit and heart in the face of unfavorable odds:
Plucky 強(qiáng)調(diào)面對(duì)討厭的事物時(shí)的精神或心理：
例句：
.Everybody was . . . anxious to show these Belgians what England thought of their plucky little country. (H.G. Wells).
.每個(gè)人都…急于顯示給比利時(shí)人看，英格蘭是如何看待他們頑強(qiáng)的小國家的. （H.G.威爾士）。

Dauntless refers to courage that resists subjection or intimidation:
Dauntless 指拒絕臣服或威脅的勇氣：
例句：
.So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war,/ There never was knight like the young Lochinvar. (Sir Walter Scott).
.對(duì)愛情如此忠誠，對(duì)戰(zhàn)斗如此無懼，/沒有一個(gè)騎士能象年輕的洛秦瓦那樣. （沃爾特·斯科特伯爵）。

Undaunted suggests courage and resolve that persist after being put to the test:
Undaunted 說明接受考驗(yàn)后所保持的勇氣和決心：
例句：
.Death and sorrow will be the companions of our journey; hardship our garment; constancy and valor our only shield. We must be united, we must be undaunted, we must be inflexible. (Winston S. Churchill).See also Synonyms at defy
.死亡和憂傷將陪伴我們的旅程；艱苦是我們的外衣；恒心與勇氣是我們唯一的盾牌。我們必需聯(lián)合起來，我們必須無所畏懼，我們必須堅(jiān)強(qiáng)不屈. （溫斯頓S·丘吉爾）參見同義詞 defy