bold

adjective

/bəʊld/

(comparative bolder, superlative boldest)

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(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
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(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。
Extra Examples
- 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

Word OriginOld 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

noun

/bəʊld/

(also boldface

/ˈbəʊldfeɪs/

)

[uncountable] (specialist)

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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。
Word OriginOld English bald, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boud and to German bald ‘soon’.