bravado
英 [brəˈvɑːdəʊ]
美 [brəˈvɑːdoʊ]
n. 逞能; 逞强; (有时)虚张声势
复数：bravados
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- an act of sheer bravado
纯属逞能的举动
- an act of sheer bravado
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.- '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。
- 'You won't get away with this,' he said with unexpected bravado.
英英释义
noun
- a swaggering show of courage
双语例句
- Bravado would be no more appropriate than fear.
虚张声势的表现还不如恐惧呢。 - 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。 - 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。 - Take no notice of his threats they're sheer bravado.
别理会他的威胁&完全是虚张声势。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Real confidence is the ability to switch between bravado and humility without worrying about appearing vulnerable.
真正的自信是具有在冒险和谦卑之间游刃有余的能力而且从来不会担心自己受伤。 - I liked to think of myself as a grown man, but consternation was eating away at my bravado like a starved piranha devouring its prey.
我那时喜欢把自己看作是一个大人，但惊恐慌乱就像一条饥肠辘辘的食人鱼吞食猎物一般，渐渐攻破了我的虚张声势。