bold

adjective

/bəʊld/

(comparative bolder, superlative boldest)

Idioms

(of people or behaviour人或举止) brave and confident; not afraid to say what you feel or to take risks大胆自信的；敢于表白情感的；敢于冒险的
- It was a bold move on their part to open a business in France.在法国开业是他们的一个大胆举动。
- The wine made him bold enough to approach her.他趁着酒劲，鼓足勇气上前和她说话。
- a bold and fearless warrior勇敢无畏的战士
Topics Personal qualitiesb2
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
(of printed words or letters印刷字或字符) in a thick, dark type粗体的；黑体的
- Highlight the important words in bold type.用黑体突出重要词语。
- bold lettering黑字体
(of shape, colour, lines, etc.形状、颜色、线条等) that can be easily seen; having a strong clear appearance明显的；轮廓突出的
- the bold outline of a mountain against the sky天空映衬下的山的清晰轮廓
- She paints with bold strokes of the brush.她的绘画笔锋遒劲。
- The furniture was painted in bold, primary colours.家具漆成了醒目的原色。
- a bold black and yellow sign醒目的黑黄两色的指示牌

词源Old English bald, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boud and to German bald ‘soon’.

Idioms

be/make so bold (as to do something)

(formal) used especially when politely asking a question or making a suggestion which you hope will not offend anyone (although it may criticize them slightly)（谦辞，表示自己轻率说话）不揣冒昧，恕我无礼；擅自；胆敢
- If I may be so bold as to suggest that he made a mistake in his calculations…恕我冒昧说，他的计算有个错误…

(as) bold as brass

(informal) without showing any respect, shame or fear放肆的；厚颜无耻的；胆大妄为的
- She marched in here, bold as brass, and demanded a pay rise.她大胆地走进来，要求加薪。
More Like This Similes in idioms
Similes in idioms
- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots

词汇	bold
释义	bold adjective /bəʊld/ /bəʊld/ (comparative bolder, superlative boldest) Idioms (of people or behaviour人或举止) brave and confident; not afraid to say what you feel or to take risks大胆自信的；敢于表白情感的；敢于冒险的 It was a bold move on their part to open a business in France.在法国开业是他们的一个大胆举动。 The wine made him bold enough to approach her.他趁着酒劲，鼓足勇气上前和她说话。 a bold and fearless warrior勇敢无畏的战士 Topics Personal qualitiesb2 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel become … adverb extremely fairly very … (of printed words or letters印刷字或字符) in a thick, dark type粗体的；黑体的 Highlight the important words in bold type.用黑体突出重要词语。 bold lettering黑字体 (of shape, colour, lines, etc.形状、颜色、线条等) that can be easily seen; having a strong clear appearance明显的；轮廓突出的 the bold outline of a mountain against the sky天空映衬下的山的清晰轮廓 She paints with bold strokes of the brush.她的绘画笔锋遒劲。 The furniture was painted in bold, primary colours.家具漆成了醒目的原色。 a bold black and yellow sign醒目的黑黄两色的指示牌词源Old English bald, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boud and to German bald ‘soon’. Idioms be/make so bold (as to do something) (formal) used especially when politely asking a question or making a suggestion which you hope will not offend anyone (although it may criticize them slightly)（谦辞，表示自己轻率说话）不揣冒昧，恕我无礼；擅自；胆敢 If I may be so bold as to suggest that he made a mistake in his calculations…恕我冒昧说，他的计算有个错误… (as) bold as brass (informal) without showing any respect, shame or fear放肆的；厚颜无耻的；胆大妄为的 She marched in here, bold as brass, and demanded a pay rise.她大胆地走进来，要求加薪。 More Like This Similes in idiomsSimiles in idioms (as) bald as a coot (as) blind as a bat (as) bright as a button (as) bold as brass as busy as a bee as clean as a whistle (as) dead as a/the dodo (as) deaf as a post (as) dull as ditchwater (as) fit as a fiddle as flat as a pancake (as) good as gold (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare (as) miserable/ugly as sin as old as the hills (as) pleased/proud as Punch as pretty as a picture (as) regular as clockwork (as) quick as a flash (as) safe as houses (as) sound as a bell (as) steady as a rock (as) thick as two short planks (as) tough as old boots bold noun /bəʊld/ /bəʊld/ (also boldface /ˈbəʊldfeɪs/ /ˈbəʊldfeɪs/ ) [uncountable] (specialist) thick, dark type used for printing words or letters黑体；粗体 Headwords are printed in bold.首词用黑体印刷。词源Old English bald, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boud and to German bald ‘soon’.
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