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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

      • Their behaviour was just sheer bravado.
        他们的行为完全是虚张声势。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • Bravado would be no more appropriate than fear.
        虚张声势的表现还不如恐惧呢。
      • It took Mourinho's wit, pragmatism, bravado and skill to make sense of the numbers and if Chelsea are prepared to take his significance lightly, they did not deserve him in the first place.
        穆里尼奥是用自己的智慧,实用主义,自信和技巧来使用这么多钱财的,如果切尔西小看了他的这个本事的话,那他们就不配拥有穆里尼奥了。
      • His typical bravado backfired in this case.
        他典型的瞎逞强做法这次终于搬起石头砸了自己的脚。
      • But he was the first to face it with such bravado.
        可是他却是第一个作得这样有声有色。
      • Take no notice of his threats they're sheer bravado.
        别理会他的威胁&完全是虚张声势。
      • With a bit of bravado, the old gang hung out their new shingle: the Prediction Company.
        虽然带着那么一点虚张声势的味道,但这伙子旧匪还是把他们的新招牌给挂了出来:预测公司。
      • Anti-American bravado was always a sure way to excite a crowd and strike a pose of national virility.
        反美呼声一直是一种激发群众和显示民族气概的可靠方法。