bold
adj
(-er, -est)
1 confident and brave; daring; enterprising 自信和勇敢的; 大膽的; 有進取心的
a bold warrior 無畏的戰士
bold plans, tactics, etc 大膽的計劃、戰術等
a bold scheme to rebuild the city centre 重建城市中心的大膽規劃.
2 (dated 舊) without feelings of shame; immodest 無恥的; 無禮的
She waited for him to invite her to dance, not wishing to seem bold. 她等他邀請她跳舞, 而不愿顯得失慎.
3 clearly visible; distinct; striking; vivid 顯而易見的; 輪廓清楚的; 突出的; 生動的
the bold outline of a mountain against the sky 天空襯托出山的清楚輪廓
bold, legible handwriting 醒目而清楚的字體
She paints with bold strokes of the brush. 她用雄健有力的筆觸繪畫.
4 printed in thick type 用粗體印刷的
The headwords in this dictionary are in bold type. 本詞典的詞條用的是粗體字.
5 (idm 習語) be/make so bold (as to do sth) (fml 文) (esp in a social situation) dare (to do sth); presume or venture (to do sth) (尤指於社交場合)冒昧地(做某事), 擅自(做某事)
One student made so bold as to argue with the professor. 有個學生真冒失, 竟然和教授爭論起來. (as) bold as `brass very cheeky; impudent 厚顏無恥的
He walked in, bold as brass, and asked me to lend him 50! 他走進來, 厚顏無恥地要我借給他50英鎊! put on, show, etc a bold front try to appear brave and cheerful in order to hide one's true feelings 竭力表現出勇敢和快樂以掩蓋自己的真實感情.