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| 1 | involving a risk 冒风险的；大胆的 |
| a bold movestep In a bold move to try and cut pollution, the city council has banned private cars. 为试图减少污染，市政会采取大胆行动，禁止私家车上路。 |
| a bold statementassertion They issued a bold statement calling for an immediate end to nuclear testing. 他们发表了一个大胆的声明，要求立即停止核试验。 |
| | 1a | confident and not afraid of people 自信的；大胆的；勇敢的 | | I was feeling bold, so I went and asked him for more money. 我感到很自信，所以去向他要更多的钱。 | | One bird was bold enough to come and peck crumbs from the table. 有只鸟胆子很大，飞过来啄桌上的面包屑。 | |
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| 2 | very bright , clear , or strong in colour and therefore easy to notice 显眼的；醒目的 |
| a shirt with bold black-and-white stripes 一件粗黑白条纹的衬衫 |
| Babies like bold colours. 婴儿喜欢醒目的颜色。 |
| | 2a | using clear strong letters or lines 用粗体的；用黑体的；用粗线条的 | | Her name was written on the envelope in bold black lettering. 她的名字用粗体黑字写在信封上。 | |
| | 2b | printed using darker or thicker letters than other printed letters 黑体的；粗体的；用黑体印刷的 | | in bold type (=printing using bold type) The most important items are listed in bold type. 用黑体字印刷 | |
| PHRASES |
| - | (as) bold as brass BRITISH informal
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| showing a lot of confidence , especially in a way that people think is rude or shocking |
| 胆大妄为；厚颜无耻 |
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| They walked in holding hands, as bold as brass. 他们竟然手拉着手走进来，真是胆大妄为。 |
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| - | be/make so bold as to do sth spoken formal
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| to do something that is rude or shows too much confidence |
| 冒昧地做某事；胆敢做某事 |
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| He was even so bold as to give me advice about how to play. 他竟然敢在怎么演奏方面给我提意见。 |
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| - | if I might be/make so bold spoken formal
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| used when you are going to say or ask something that someone might think is rude |
| 恕我冒昧 |
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| I’ d like, if I might be so bold, to make a suggestion. 恕我冒昧，我想提个建议。 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| boldly adv |
| boldly coloured clothes 大红大绿的衣服 |
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| boldness noun U |
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