bravado

英 [brəˈvɑːdəʊ]

美 [brəˈvɑːdoʊ]

n.  逞能; 逞强; (有时)虚张声势

复数：bravados　

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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

• 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。
• 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。
• Bravado would be no more appropriate than fear.
  虚张声势的表现还不如恐惧呢。
• 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。
• I do not say this in any spirit of bravado or belligerence.
  我说这句话并不是虚张声势，也不是穷兵黩武。
• Take no notice of his threats they're sheer bravado.
  别理会他的威胁&完全是虚张声势。
• 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。
• I have confidence but not much bravado.
  我有自信，却不自大。
• His bravado had gone now.
  他那种英雄气概全然不见了。
• 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。