boldBrE/bəʊld/NAmE/boʊld/adjective (bold·er, bold·est) (ofpeopleorbehaviour人或举止) braveandconfident; notafraidtosaywhatyoufeelortotakerisks大胆自信的；敢于表白情感的；敢于冒险的◆ItwasaboldmoveontheirparttoopenabusinessinFrance. 在法国开业是他们的一个大胆举动。◆Thewinemadehimboldenoughtoapproachher. 他趁着酒劲，鼓足勇气上前和她说话。(ofshape, colour, lines, etc.形状、颜色、线条等) thatcanbeeasilyseen; havingastrongclearappearance明显的；轮廓突出的◆theboldoutlineofamountainagainstthesky天空映衬下的山的清晰轮廓◆Shepaintswithboldstrokesofthebrush. 她的绘画笔锋遒劲。(specialist) (ofprintedwordsorletters印刷字或字符) inathick, darktype粗体的；黑体的◆Highlighttheimportantwordsinboldtype. 用黑体突出重要词语。◆boldlettering黑字体▸bold·lyBrE/ˈbəʊldli/NAmE/ˈboʊldli/adverb▸bold·nessnoun[U]●be/makesobold (astodosth)(formal) usedespeciallywhenpolitelyaskingaquestionormakingasuggestionwhichyouhopewillnotoffendanyone (althoughitmaycriticizethemslightly)（谦辞，表示自己轻率说话）不揣冒昧，恕我无礼；擅自；胆敢◆IfImaybesoboldastosuggestthathemadeamistakeinhiscalculations…恕我冒昧说，他的计算有个错误…●(as) boldasˈbrass(informal) withoutshowinganyrespect, shameorfear放肆的；厚颜无耻的；胆大妄为的Similes in idioms(as) bald as a coot,(as) blind as a bat,(as) bright as a button,(as) bold as brass,as busy as a bee,as clean as a whistle,(as) dead as athe dodo,(as) deaf as a post,(as) dull as ditchwater,(as) fit as a fiddle,as flat as a pancake,(as) good as gold,(as) mad as a hattera March hare,(as) miserableugly as sin,as old as the hills,(as) pleased as Punch,as pretty as a picture,(as) regular as clockwork,(as) quick as a flash,(as) safe as houses,(as) sound as a bell,(as) steady as a rock,(as) thick as two short planks,(as) tough as old boots
