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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

      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • I hope I live long enough to see the end of the bravado crap.
        我希望我能活到看到这些虚张声势的东西终结的那天。
      • 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。
      • Their behaviour was just sheer bravado.
        他们的行为完全是虚张声势。
      • Some mad, defiant act of bravado.
        虚张声势的某种疯狂的、挑衅的行为。
      • I have confidence but not much bravado.
        我有自信,却不自大。
      • As a footnote, I should add that there was one point on which his bravado was more than justified.
        我补充一句,他有时表现得过分逞强。
      • 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。