bravado

英 [brəˈvɑːdəʊ]

美 [brəˈvɑːdoʊ]

n. 逞能; 逞强; (有时)虚张声势

复数：bravados　

TOEFL GRE TEM8

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

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。
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。
She took a lover, the first who offered, a man whom she did not love, out of bravado and with rage in her heart.
她姘识了一个汉子，一个不相干、她不爱的人，那完全是出自心中的愤懑和存心要胡作非为。
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。
He was first into the sea, and at once swam out with the bravado of justifying his self-given reputation.
他第一个下海，立刻施展本领游了出去，要证明自己夸下的海口。
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。
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。
His bravado had gone now.
他那种英雄气概全然不见了。
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。
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。