【突破英文词汇】有关courage"勇气“的词汇

 1. exploit /iksˈplɔit/ n. 功勋，业绩

Robert E. Peary won worldwide fame for his exploits as an Arctic explorer. 

罗伯特E皮尔里以北极探险家的事迹而闻名于世。

2. fortitude¹ /ˈfɔ:tɪˌtu:d/ n. 坚韧

The captain showed remarkable² fortitude in continuing to lead his men despite a painful wound.

那位舰长不顾伤痛继续领导部下，显示出非凡的毅力。

3. audacious /ɔ:'deɪʃəs/ adj. 1. 勇敢的  2. 无礼的

Risking serious injury, the outfielder made an audacious leap against the concrete wall and caught the powerfully-hit ball.

外场手冒着受重伤的危险勇敢的跳向水泥墙，接住了那个猛力击出的球。

After we had waited for about twenty minutes, an audacious freshman³ came along and tried to get in at the head of our line.

在我们等了大约20分钟后，一个无礼的新生走过来，试图插进队伍的前头。

4. dauntless /'dɔ:ntləs/ adj. 勇敢的

The frightened sailors wanted to turn back, but their dauntless leader urged them to sail on.

受惊的水手们想掉头回去，但他们勇敢的领导鼓励他们继续航行。

5. indomitable /ɪn'dɒmɪtəbl/ adj. 不屈不挠的

Columbus had an indomitable belief that he would reach land by sailing west. 

哥伦布有个不屈不挠的信念，他认为向西航行可到达陆地。

6. plucky⁴ /ˈplʌki/ adj. 勇敢的

Though defeated, our team put up a plucky defense⁵ against their taller and huskier opponents.

虽然战败，但是我们的队员依然勇敢地防御他们更高大、更强壮的敌手。

7. rash /ræʃ/ adj. 冲动的

When a person loses his temper, he may say or do something rash and regret it afterwards.

一个人生气时，可能说出或做出冲动的事，而事后又后悔。

1 fortitude   

n.坚忍不拔；刚毅

参考例句：

• His dauntless fortitude makes him absolutely fearless.他不屈不挠的坚韧让他绝无恐惧。
• He bore the pain with great fortitude.他以极大的毅力忍受了痛苦。

2 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

3 freshman   

n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)

参考例句：

• Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
• He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。

4 plucky   

adj.勇敢的

参考例句：

• The plucky schoolgirl amazed doctors by hanging on to life for nearly two months.这名勇敢的女生坚持不放弃生命近两个月的精神令医生感到震惊。
• This story featured a plucky heroine.这个故事描述了一个勇敢的女英雄。

5 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。