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brave FEARLESSbreIvadj-r, -st showing no fear of dangerous or difficult things勇敢的;无畏的They were brave children and did not cry or make a fuss.他们是勇敢的孩子，既不哭也不大惊小怪。The cousins, a brave and resourceful pair, are constantly facing adventures in this amusing film.在这部有趣的影片中这对表兄弟既勇敢又善于应变，经常面临冒险的事情。She was very brave to climb the cliff as a fund-raising stunt. [+ to infinitive]她爬这座悬崖作为资金筹集的特技表演，很勇敢。Of the three organizations criticized, only one was brave enough to face the press. [+ to infinitive]在被批评的三家机构中只有一家勇敢地面对新闻界。Richards has made a brave attempt to expose farming objectives to public debate.理查兹做了一次勇敢的尝试，将农业生产的目标交给公众辩论。Laura made a brave stab at (= tried hard to give) a smile.劳拉强作微笑。Some brave souls still cling to their hopes.有些勇敢的人仍旧抱住希望不放。It's a brave person who tries to argue with him (= he is a difficult person to disagree with).试图与他争论的人是勇敢的人。It takes a brave man / woman to predict (= There is a risk involved in guessing) how interest rates will go at the moment.只有勇敢的人才能对目前利率变化作出预测。This action will cause problems, despite the bank's brave talk / words about carrying on as if nothing had happened.尽管银行大言不惭地说什么要若无其事地坚持下去，这一行动会产生问题的。To put on a brave face or put a brave face on a situation, is to behave as if a problem is not important对某事装作满不在乎（或很有信心）.He was obviously worried when the child was late but he put on a brave face and said he thought she'd soon be home.当孩子迟迟不回家时他明显地很担心，但他装作满不在乎并说他想她不久就会回家。Her name wasn't on the list of winners but she put a brave face on it.她的名字并不在获胜者的名单上，但她装作满不在乎的样子。Brave new is used to refer to something new, esp. to suggest that there is some doubt that it can be good or successful.新的，崭新的（尤指其成功性可疑的）The government revealed its brave new approach to homelessness at the press conference.在新闻发布会上政府透露了它那令人可疑的解决无家可归问题的新措施。They introduced customers to the brave new world of telephone banking.他们向顾客们介绍了崭新电话银行业务新领域。"None but the brave deserve the fair" (John Dryden in the poem Alexander's Feast, 1697)“只有英雄才配得上美人”（摘自诗歌《亚利山大的盛筵》，作者约翰·德莱顿）"Brave New World" (title of book by Aldous Huxley, 1932)勇敢的新世界》（书名，作者阿尔道斯·赫胥黎）"Scotland the Brave" (title of a traditional Scottish tune)《勇敢的苏格兰》（一首传统苏格兰曲）
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