braver

英 [ˈbreɪvə]

美 [ˈbreɪvər]

adj.  勇敢的; 无畏的; 需要勇气的; 表现勇敢的; 新颖的; 崭新的
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柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 勇敢的；无畏的
  Someone who isbraveis willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.
  1. He was not brave enough to report the loss of the documents.
     他没有勇气报告丢失了文件。
  2. ...images of brave people risking their lives to aid others.
     冒着生命危险去帮助他人的勇士们的形象
• VERB （通常为达到某目标）勇敢面对
  If youbraveunpleasant or dangerous conditions, you deliberately expose yourself to them, usually in order to achieve something.
  1. Thousands have braved icy rain to demonstrate their support.
     数千人在寒冷的天气中冒雨赶来以示他们的支持。
• （尤指善于作战的）印第安勇士
  Abraveis a young Native American man, especially one who is good at fighting.
• PHRASE 装作高兴；强作欢颜
  If someoneis putting on a brave faceoris putting a brave face ona difficult situation, they are pretending that they are happy or satisfied when they are not.
  1. He felt disappointed but he tried to put on a brave face...
     他感到很失望，但还竭力强装欢笑。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver, but less daring ( Herman Melville).
  熟悉危险使勇士更勇敢，但减少了鲁莽（赫尔曼麦维尔）。
• I would later discover that nowhere in the city or in the wilderness would I ever meet a better and braver man than my ture-hearted friend, Henry Chatillon.
  等到晚一些我才发现在这城市内和旷野中我再不可能找到像我真诚的朋友亨利。谢特林这样好这样勇敢的人了。
• He was the braver of the two boys, so he was praised at the meeting.
  他是两个男孩中较勇敢的一个，因而在会上受到表扬。
• Pain makes you stronger, tears make you braver, heartbreak makes you wiser, so thank the past for a better future.
  伤痛使你更坚强，眼泪使你更勇敢，心碎使你更明智，所以，我们都应该感谢过去，它给我们带来了一个更好的未来。
• The promise of a reward might stiffen their resolve, ie make them braver.
  答应给他们奖励，他们就可能更勇敢了。
• You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
  你比你想象中更勇敢，比你看起来更强大，也比你以为的更聪明。
• My rubber boots make me braver and kinder and more generous.
  我的胶靴令我更加勇敢友善、慷慨大方。
• She wished she had been braver then.
  她真希望那时她胆子大一些。
• "You're braver than me. I'm so sorry."
  你也比我勇敢，我很抱歉
• By Greek standards Mr Papandreou has been courageous, but he should have been braver still.
  在希腊人看来，总理乔治•帕潘德里欧已经够勇敢了，但他本可以再勇敢一点儿的。