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- ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage勇敢的, 无畏的：
she was very brave about the whole thing
在整个过程中她都很勇敢
he put up a brave fight before losing
输之前他进行了勇敢的斗争
as plural noun the brave it was a time to remember the brave.是记住勇士们的时候了。
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- poetic/literary fine or splendid in appearance〈诗/文〉美好的; 壮观的：
his medals made a brave show.
他展示的那些奖章光彩夺目。
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- dated an American Indian warrior〈旧〉美洲印第安武士。
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- a young man who shows courage or a fighting spirit英勇善战的年轻人。
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- endure or face (unpleasant conditions or behaviour) without showing fear勇敢面对：
he pulled on his coat ready to brave the elements
他穿好大衣准备面对恶劣的天气
I'll brave it out and meet new people.
我会鼓足勇气去结识新的人们。
短语
brave new world
- used to refer, often ironically, to a new and hopeful period in history resulting from major changes in society美好的新世界（指社会大变动后出现的使人满怀希望的新时期, 常含有讽刺意味）：
the brave new world of the health care market.
保健市场这个大有可为的新天地。
put a brave face on something
- 见FACE.
派生词
bravely
adverbbraveness
noun词源
late 15th cent.: from French， from Italian bravo 'bold' or Spanish bravo 'courageous'， untamed， savage， based on Latin barbarus （see BARBAROUS）.