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bravado

英 [brəˈvɑːdəʊ]

美 [brəˈvɑːdoʊ]

n.  逞能; 逞强; (有时)虚张声势

复数:bravados 

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Collins.1 / BNC.19061 / COCA.13971

牛津词典

    noun

    • 逞能;逞强;(有时)虚张声势
      a confident way of behaving that is intended to impress people, sometimes as a way of hiding a lack of confidence
      1. an act of sheer bravado
        纯属逞能的举动

    柯林斯词典

    • N-UNCOUNT 虚张声势;逞能;逞强
      Bravadois an appearance of courage or confidence that someone shows in order to impress other people.
      1. 'You won't get away with this,' he said with unexpected bravado.
        “这事你休想就这么过去,”他以出人意料的强横语气说道。

    英英释义

    noun

    • a swaggering show of courage
        Synonym:bluster

      双语例句

      • I do not say this in any spirit of bravado or belligerence.
        我说这句话并不是虚张声势,也不是穷兵黩武。
      • Her little bravado made her feel as if she ought to make amends.
        她这样闹了一下之后,觉得自己似乎应该作些补偿。
      • I have confidence but not much bravado.
        我有自信,却不自大。
      • You'll need a little kitchen bravado to try some of these, but you'll also need to be plagued with a healthy weakness for chocolate.
        你需要一个小厨房来随意的尝试这些东西,但是你也可被对巧克力的健康的弱点所烦扰。
      • The bravado of the young criminal disappeared when he was confronted by the victims of his brutal attack.
        这个年轻的罪犯,在受到他残暴袭击的受害者出来跟他对质时,他那虚张声势的嚣张气焰不见了。
      • Some mad, defiant act of bravado.
        虚张声势的某种疯狂的、挑衅的行为。
      • Bravado would be no more appropriate than fear.
        虚张声势的表现还不如恐惧呢。
      • Buying all those shares was just an act of bravado.
        买下所有那些股票只是一个虚张声势的举动。
      • I believe this talk is a function more of ego and bravado than really trying to give a founder the best advice for building a sustainable, long term, profitable business.
        我认为这样的说法更多地只会让人感到自负,想逞能,对于打造一家能持久运转、长期盈利的企业而言并不是最好的建议。
      • In the past year as a flight surgeon here, I've become accustomed to the air of bravado, determination, courage, and fear as they head out of fight.
        自从去年作为一名航空军医来到这里,我已经习惯这种他们奔赴战斗的气氛&满是虚张声势、决心、勇气和恐惧的气氛。