1 N-UNCOUNT 勇气;勇敢;胆量 Courage is the quality shown by someone who decides to do something difficult or dangerous, even though they may be afraid. 勇气;勇敢;胆量
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General Lewis Mackenzie has impressed everyone with his authority and personal courage.
刘易斯·麦肯奇将军的威信和勇气给所有人留下了深刻的印象。
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They do not have the courage to apologise for their actions.
他们没有勇气为自己的行为道歉。
SYN bravery, nerve, fortitude, boldness
3 PHRASE 有勇气做自己认为正确的事 If you have the courage of your convictions, you have the confidence to do what you believe is right, even though other people may not agree or approve. to pluck up the courage→see: pluck 有勇气做自己认为正确的事
Quotations
No one can answer for his courage when he has never been in danger Duc de la Rochefoucauld Maxims
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage Seneca Letters to Lucilius
Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point C.S. Lewis
Screw your courage to the sticking place William Shakespeare Macbeth
As to moral courage, I have very rarely met with two o'clock in the morning courage: I mean instantaneous courage Napoleon Bonaparte
Word PartnershipWord Link
| Word Partnership | Use courage with: |
| VERB. | find the courage, have the courage, show courage, courage to do something 1 |
| ADJ. | great courage 1 |
| Word Link | age ≈ state of, related to : courage, marriage, parentage |
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