the ability to do something dangerous, or to face pain or opposition, without showing fear 勇气；勇敢；无畏；胆量 He showed great courage and determination. 他表现得十分勇敢和果断。 moral/physical courage 道德勇气；胆识 - courage to do something
They had the courage to stand up and fight for what they believed in. 他们有勇气站出来为自己的信仰而战。 He couldn't find the courage to tell his daughters what had happened. 他没有勇气告诉他的女儿发生了什么。 Many said that the women's stories gave them the courage to pursue their goals 许多人说女性的故事给了她们追求目标的勇气 I haven't yet plucked up the courage to ask her. 我还鼓不起勇气去问她。 It takes courage to sing in public. 在公众场合唱歌需要勇气。 His courage in battle won him a promotion. 他在战斗中的勇气为他赢得了晋升。 She displayed remarkable courage in the face of danger. 她展现了面对危险时的非凡胆量。 - courage in doing something
I admire your courage in saying what you think. 我佩服你怎么想就怎么说的勇气。 - with courage
They fought with courage, but were no match for the enemy. 他们勇敢地战斗，但不是敌人的对手。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2He lacked the courage to try something new. 他没有勇气去尝试新事物。 He showed great calmness and courage under fire. 他受到攻击时表现出极大的镇定和勇气。 I didn't have the courage to tell him. 我没有勇气告诉他。 I finally plucked up enough courage to speak to Rachel. 我终于鼓起勇气可以和雷切尔讲话了。 This is a chance for him to show leadership and political courage. 这是他展现领导能力和政治胆量的机会。 an act of personal courage that moved people 感人的个人勇敢行为 stories of incredible physical courage 有关非凡勇气的故事 Unfortunately, they lack the moral courage to speak out against what is happening. 不幸的是，他们缺乏勇气仗义执言，抗议正在发生的事。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- extraordinary
- great
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- require
- take
- have
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- courage under fire
- have the courage of your convictions
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting the heart, as the seat of feelings): from Old French corage, from Latin cor ‘heart’.
Idioms
have/lack the courage of your convictions
to be/not be brave enough to do what you feel to be right 有／没有勇气做自己认为正确的事 You need to have the courage of your convictions. 你需要有勇气做自己认为正确的事。
screw up your courage
take courage (from something)
to begin to feel happier and more confident because of something （因某事而）鼓起勇气
take your courage in both hands