【audacity】 - SAT备考词汇

audacity

UK:  [ɔː'dæsəti]

US:  [ɔ'dæsəti]

n.

1.放肆,大胆放肆,肆无忌惮的

2.胆子大、敢于;无畏精神;胆量

3.无耻,厚颜无耻地,老的脸

4.唐突无礼

5.果敢

6.莽撞,莽撞劲

7.狂妄;(狂)悖

8.厚脸皮

adj.

1.大胆

2.厚脸,无耻;无礼,鲁莽

1 . There has been that freedom, not to say audacity, in Arthur's latter talk and ways which had shocked and displeased Laura.
亚瑟最近的谈吐和行为，即使不能说放肆，至少有些随心所欲，这也使露拉感到震惊和不满。

2 . Or, at least, it tries to. Outstanding content has the audacity to try something big, even if it means risking failure.
或者，至少让你去尝试，出类拔萃的文章有尝试做大事的豪情勇气，甚至冒险不惜失败。

3 . Smiling to himself, he went on his way, amazed at the man's audacity.
罗伯特自己笑着，走他的路，他对那个老头儿的厚颜无耻感到惊奇。

4 . Daisy, on this occasion, continued to present herself as an inscrutable combination of audacity and innocence.
戴西这时的表现却是一如既往，既有些大胆放肆，又有些天真无邪，依旧叫人难以捉摸。

5 . "It's certainly been well organised, " he said. "In terms of audacity it rates as one of the highest I've seen. "
“这显然是事先组织好的，”他说，“这是我所见过的最大胆的抢劫案之一。”