daredevil
英 ['de?dev(?)l]
美['d?rd?vl]
- n. 铤而走险的人，蛮勇的人
- adj. 蛮勇的，不怕死的
TEM8GRE
词态变化
复数:?daredevils;
中文词源
daredevil 冒失鬼
来自dare和devil的组合词。既可以理解成敢于挑战魔鬼的人，也可以理解成有勇气的小鬼。
英文词源
- daredevil (n.)
- 1794, "recklessly daring person," from dare (v.) + devil (n.). The devil might refer to the person, or the sense might be "one who dares the devil" (compare scarecrow, pickpocket, cutthroat, also fear-babe a 16c. word for "something that frightens children"). As an adjective, from 1832.
双语例句
- 1. A daredevil parachutist jumped from the top of Tower Bridge today.
- 一位大胆鲁莽的跳伞者今天从伦敦塔桥的桥顶跳了下去。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The show's full of daredevil feats.
- 表演中有很多惊险的特技。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was a daredevil when young.
- 他年轻时一身蛮勇。
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- 4. He's a daredevil on the racing - track.
- 他在跑道上十分 胆大 鲁莽.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Don't try any of those daredevil stunts.
- 不要耍那些天不怕地不怕的绝招.
来自《简明英汉词典》