braver

英 [ˈbreɪvə]

美 [ˈbreɪvər]

adj.  勇敢的; 无畏的; 需要勇气的; 表现勇敢的; 新颖的; 崭新的
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柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 勇敢的；无畏的
  Someone who isbraveis willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.
  1. He was not brave enough to report the loss of the documents.
     他没有勇气报告丢失了文件。
  2. ...images of brave people risking their lives to aid others.
     冒着生命危险去帮助他人的勇士们的形象
• VERB （通常为达到某目标）勇敢面对
  If youbraveunpleasant or dangerous conditions, you deliberately expose yourself to them, usually in order to achieve something.
  1. Thousands have braved icy rain to demonstrate their support.
     数千人在寒冷的天气中冒雨赶来以示他们的支持。
• （尤指善于作战的）印第安勇士
  Abraveis a young Native American man, especially one who is good at fighting.
• PHRASE 装作高兴；强作欢颜
  If someoneis putting on a brave faceoris putting a brave face ona difficult situation, they are pretending that they are happy or satisfied when they are not.
  1. He felt disappointed but he tried to put on a brave face...
     他感到很失望，但还竭力强装欢笑。
  2. The White House tried to put a brave face on the job figures.
     白宫面对就业数字强颜欢笑。

双语例句

• I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies;
  我认为克服自己欲望的人比征服敌人的人更为勇敢；
• One does not feel wiser, braver or more optimistic after drinking it.
  人喝了之后不会感觉变得更明智、更勇敢或是更乐观了些。
• By Greek standards Mr Papandreou has been courageous, but he should have been braver still.
  在希腊人看来，总理乔治•帕潘德里欧已经够勇敢了，但他本可以再勇敢一点儿的。
• I expected that by telling people that I was gay I would metamorphose into a braver, stronger being.
  我还期望可以通过告诉别人我是个同性恋这个事实来使自己变得更加勇敢和更加坚强。
• I grew a little stronger, a little braver and more able to cope;
  我变得坚强、勇敢起来，更能应付处理问题了；
• Pain makes you stronger, tears make you braver, heartbreak makes you wiser, so thank the past for a better future.
  伤痛使你更坚强，眼泪使你更勇敢，心碎使你更明智，所以，我们都应该感谢过去，它给我们带来了一个更好的未来。
• But these were men of a different generation, much braver and surer of themselves than Brinig.
  但这些人不同的一代，他们比布里尼格更勇敢和坚定。
• The braver sort of investor might sense an opportunity.
  勇敢的投资者可能嗅到了一线机会。
• He was the braver of the two boys, so he was praised at the meeting.
  他是两个男孩中较勇敢的一个，因而在会上受到表扬。
• The promise of a reward might stiffen their resolve, ie make them braver.
  答应给他们奖励，他们就可能更勇敢了。