bravado

UK:  [brə'vɑːdəʊ]

US:  [brə'vɑdoʊ]

n.

1.虚张声势;英勇威武

1 . 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。

2 . You'll need a little kitchen bravado to try some of these, but you'll also need to be plagued with a healthy weakness for chocolate.
你需要一个小厨房来随意的尝试这些东西，但是你也可被对巧克力的健康的弱点所烦扰。

3 . She put it back, and proceeded to get dinner early and in good time. Her little bravado made her feel as if she ought to make amends.
她把钱放回钱包，就去早早准备晚饭，以便按时开饭。她这样闹了一下之后，觉得自己似乎应该作些补偿。

4 . Private Rangel was not a sergeant, but he had an air about him, a mixture of bravado and charisma, that made people think he was.
兰格尔并非长官，但他有种混合着故作勇敢和领袖魅力的气场使战友们认为他就是长官。

5 . 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。