bravado

简明英汉词典

bravado

[brE5vB:dEu]

n.

虚张声势, 装作有自信的样子

美国传统词典[双解]

bravado

bra.va.do

AHD:[br…-v?“d?]

D.J.[br*6v$8dou]

K.K.[br*6v$do]

n.（名词）

【复数】 bra.va.dos或 bra.va.does

(1)Defiant or swaggering behavior:

虚张声势：蔑视的或虚张声势的行为：

strove to prevent our courage from turning into bravado.

努力预防我们的勇气变成一种虚张声势

(2)A pretense of courage; a false show of bravery.

故作勇敢；假装表现出勇敢

(3)A disposition toward showy defiance or false expressions of courage.

虚张声势或故作勇气的倾向

语源

(1)Spanish bravada

西班牙语 bravada

(2)from bravo [brave] * see brave

源自 bravo [勇敢] *参见 brave

现代英汉词典

bravado

[brE5vB:dEJ]

n.

虚张声势；逞威风

现代英汉综合大辞典

bravado

[brE5vB:dEu]

n.

(pl. bravados, bravadoes )[西]虚张声势, 恐吓

perform idiotic tricks out of sheer bravado

搞一套愚蠢的花招纯属虚张声势

词性变化

bravado

[brE5vB:dEu]

vi.

作威; 恐吓, 虚张声势

The mob bravadoed a while but never got really violent.

暴民们虚张声势了一番, 但始终没有真正地闹起来。

美国传统词典

bravado

bra.va.do

AHD:[br…-v?“d?]

D.J.[br*6v$8dou]

K.K.[br*6v$do]

n.

pl. bra.va.dosor bra.va.does

(1)Defiant or swaggering behavior:

strove to prevent our courage from turning into bravado.

(2)A pretense of courage; a false show of bravery.

(3)A disposition toward showy defiance or false expressions of courage.

语源

(1)Spanish bravada

(2)from bravo [brave] * see brave