brave

1. ADJ Someone who is brave is willing to do things that are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations. 勇敢的

He was not brave enough to report the loss of the documents. 他當(dāng)時不夠勇敢去報失文件的丟失。

2. bravelyADV 勇敢地

Our men wiped them out, but the enemy fought bravely and well. 我們的人殲滅了敵人,不過敵人也打得很勇猛頑強(qiáng)。

3. V-T If you brave unpleasant or dangerous conditions, you deliberately expose yourself to them, usually in order to achieve something. 勇于置身 (惡劣或危險的環(huán)境)[書面]

Thousands have braved icy rain to demonstrate their support. 數(shù)千人曾頂著冰冷的雨表示他們的支持。