1 (used about a person or his/her behaviour) confident and not afraid (指人或举止)大胆的,无畏的:
Not many people are bold enough to say exactly what they think.敢说敢言的人并不多。
2 that you can see clearly 醒目的:
bold, bright colours醒目、鲜艳的颜色
3 (used about printed letters) in thick, dark type (指印刷字母)以粗体印刷的,黑体的:
Make the important text bold.用黑体标示重要的文字。 ➔boldnoun [U]:
The important words are highlighted in bold.重要的文字以黑体突显出来。 ➔boldlyadv➔boldnessnoun [U]
bold1/bold; bəʊld/adj 1 confident and willing to take risks 自信的﹔愿冒险的﹔大胆的: a bold and imaginative plan 一个大胆而有想象力的计划She was bold enough to ask for more money. 她胆子真大﹐要求更多的钱。 2 very clear and strong or bright 清晰的﹔显眼的﹔醒目的: a bold, bright red 鲜亮的大红色The graphics are bold and colourful. 图像色彩鲜亮丰富。 —boldly adv —boldness n [U]
bold2n [U] a style of printed letters that are darker and thicker than ordinary letters 粗体﹔黑体: The chapter headings are in bold. 各章标题都用粗体字。
boldboldbolderboldestadjective (bolder, boldest)brave and not afraid: It was very bold of you to ask for more money.▶ boldlyadverb: He boldly said that he disagreed.