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词汇 daredevil
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Definition of daredevil in English:

daredevil

nounˈdɛːdɛv(ə)lˈdɛrˌdɛvəl
  • A reckless person who enjoys doing dangerous things.

    铤而走险的人,鲁莽大胆的人

    spectators watched in horror as the nineteen-year-old daredevil smashed into the ground
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Herzog states often that his movies are not crafted on the backs of daredevils or those with a reckless disregard for human safety.
    • FORTY-FIVE daredevils will abseil down Leigh Parish Church this weekend to celebrate the end of two years of fund-raising - and to boost their own charity funds.
    • Flying with ex-Red Arrows is billed as the ultimate experience for aircraft enthusiasts and daredevils, rather than the faint-hearted.
    • Before the train comes to a stop, the youthful daredevils jump down the moving train in reckless abandon in a stunt termed ‘istaff’.
    • East Lancashire Hospice is appealing for daredevils to take part in a sponsored parachute jump in aid of the charity.
    • THESE daredevils from the Great Western Hospital are preparing to plunge 100 ft down the side of an office block.
    • The jump was organised by one of the three major clubs that grant the wishes of daredevils in Bulgaria, the Sofia Bungee Club.
    • Crowds gasped as the team of seven leapt from a droning Hercules 3,000 feet above them, while youngsters rushed for autographs from the jumping daredevils.
    • Lured by the high winds, powerful currents, and the resulting massive swells, these daredevils routinely face conditions that would overwhelm most boardsailors.
    • Death - defying daredevils, The Happy Sideshow, are back in Brisbane at the Powerhouse Theatre this month.
    • Making my hair turn gray were scenes of daredevils leaping across yawning gorges, hanging by one hand and an axe over the abyss.
    • One of the issues to be discussed will be the problem of daredevils leaping off Devil's Bridge and whether a sign should be put in place to advise against the practice.
    • The helicopter crews are not daredevils, indifferent to danger.
    • Bobsleigh remains one of the blue-riband winter sports, a pursuit beloved by daredevils and requiring immense co-ordination between the driver at the front and the human ballast to the rear.
    • There were no major injuries yesterday as thousands of daredevils sprinted with the bulls through Pamplona in the first run of the annual San Fermin festival.
    • Meanwhile, daredevils had the chance to test their nerve on white-knuckle rides on Silcock's funfair.
    • The Inferno, the biggest amateur race in the world, will see 1,800 daredevils plunge down the 15.8km course.
    • Three daredevils took the plunge and abseiled down ‘Devils Gorge’ in Wales to raise money for charity.
    • The British Institute for Brain Injured Children is appealing for would-be daredevils to take up the challenge of abseiling 100 ft down the WHSmith building in Swindon.
    • Around 20 daredevils took the plunge and completed bungee jumps at The Messenger pub in Covingham Square.
    Synonyms
    madcap, hothead, adventurer, exhibitionist, swashbuckler
    stuntman
    British tearaway
    informal show-off, showboat
    dated desperado
adjectiveˈdɛːdɛv(ə)lˈdɛrˌdɛvəl
  • Reckless and daring.

    铤而走险的,蛮勇的

    a daredevil skydiver
    Example sentencesExamples
    • More than 50,000 visitors are expected to attend the show, which was today featuring daredevil stunts from the Royal Signals Motorcycle Display Team and music by the Lancastrian Brigade Band.
    • On the promotion campaign across 11 cities, the Dew Adventure Games with daredevil feats by international skate boarders and BMX bike riders drew huge crowds.
    • The evening started in true daredevil fashion when acrobats from the Scarabeus Theatre Company scaled the walls of the Franciscan Friary in a dramatic performance that was not for the faint-hearted.
    • Compared to the skate culture underground, Gladwell ain't all that - his tricks and tropes pretty standard and by daredevil standards, pretty lame.
    • Highlights included a heart-stopping display by the Red Arrows, whose daredevil pilots flew within whiskers of each other before rising into the sky trailing plumes of coloured smoke.
    • A World record-holding daredevil wing walker is set to be just one of the airborne attractions to thrill the crowds at the Evening Press sponsored 2002 Yorkshire Air Show.
    • Its first display included daredevil stunts on motorbikes with performers jumping through fire and over each other from ramps, and a trick cyclist jumping over a box of dynamite.
    • Extra Gardai had to be summoned on duty in Waterford on Saturday night to deal with the antics of the young motorists, who drove from all over the country to perform daredevil car stunts in car parks and other open spaces around the city.
    • It contained a lot more of local residents' real feelings about the airfield than glowing articles about the bravery of daredevil stunt pilots or drivers of 140 mph Formula One cars.
    • Whether it's shocking crowds with daredevil antics, or taking things apart to put them back together better, the zodiac's reformers always do things their way.
    • Although he has a history of daredevil activities, his wife admits that she and her daughters are a little concerned for him as he travels 650 miles in his kite-powered buggy.
    • To effect this he adopts the role of a foppish member of English society to deter suspicion, while his real, heroic identity is that of the ‘Scarlet Pimpernel’, daredevil adventurer.
    • Audience loves to watch the taming of ferocious animals by daredevil ring masters.
    • At Central Park, visitors chose from a slide, Ferris wheel, tombola, a circus, and also a record-breaking team of daredevil motorcyclists called the Motorcycle Madmen.
    • An inexperienced young adventurer becomes the key to unravelling an ancient mystery when he joins up with a group of daredevil explorers to find the legendary lost empire of Atlantis.
    • In the main arena, bare-back riding daredevil Lorenzo, the Flying Frenchman, proved to be a show-stopper as he performed equestrian stunts with his grey geldings.
    • Three other daredevil items - fire jump, tube-light jump and brick-wall jump will be performed only at the final display on January 26.
    • A few other daredevil performances such as balancing over a ball with Karagam on the head, taking out a blade with the help of eyelids, jumping through a frame of fire and human formation of different figures were presented.
    • I would have thought that wire walkers would be these sort of macho, daredevil guys, and they're absolutely not, they're quiet, introverted, religious people, almost.
    • Just like in the original film, Minis are the stars of the show performing daredevil stunts and breathtaking car chases.
    Synonyms
    daring, bold, adventurous, madcap, hot-headed, audacious, courageous, brave, intrepid, fearless, death-or-glory, undaunted, dauntless, heedless
    reckless, rash, hasty, impulsive, precipitous, impetuous, wild, desperate, foolhardy, incautious, imprudent, ill-advised, hare-brained
    British tearaway
    informal harum-scarum, bull-in-a-china-shop

Derivatives

  • daredevilry

  • noun
    • SOME 50 years ago when I was little boy, I recall an act of daredevilry performed in a circus by a stunt man.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But, remember that the clincher in selecting the winners would be that spark of daredevilry that exemplifies the channel's spirit of action and adventurous.
      • It is slated to be a wacky contest and the combatants have been asked to perform professional stunts that have a ‘fair amount of daredevilry thrown in for the gasp and sigh quotient.’
      • CA World 2005 diary Motorcycle daredevilry marked the opening the CA World conference in New Orleans five years ago - in the shape of former chief exec Charles Wang jumping though a paper hoop emblazoned with an IBM logo.
      • BOLLYWOOD ACTION hero Akshay Kumar alias Rajiv Bhatia who is well-known not only for his debonair looks but also for his daredevilry and death-defying stunts on the silver screen was in Delhi on Monday.

Definition of daredevil in US English:

daredevil

nounˈderˌdevəlˈdɛrˌdɛvəl
  • A reckless person who enjoys doing dangerous things.

    铤而走险的人,鲁莽大胆的人

    spectators watched in horror as the nineteen-year-old daredevil smashed into the ground
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Flying with ex-Red Arrows is billed as the ultimate experience for aircraft enthusiasts and daredevils, rather than the faint-hearted.
    • FORTY-FIVE daredevils will abseil down Leigh Parish Church this weekend to celebrate the end of two years of fund-raising - and to boost their own charity funds.
    • East Lancashire Hospice is appealing for daredevils to take part in a sponsored parachute jump in aid of the charity.
    • Lured by the high winds, powerful currents, and the resulting massive swells, these daredevils routinely face conditions that would overwhelm most boardsailors.
    • One of the issues to be discussed will be the problem of daredevils leaping off Devil's Bridge and whether a sign should be put in place to advise against the practice.
    • Bobsleigh remains one of the blue-riband winter sports, a pursuit beloved by daredevils and requiring immense co-ordination between the driver at the front and the human ballast to the rear.
    • Before the train comes to a stop, the youthful daredevils jump down the moving train in reckless abandon in a stunt termed ‘istaff’.
    • Making my hair turn gray were scenes of daredevils leaping across yawning gorges, hanging by one hand and an axe over the abyss.
    • The Inferno, the biggest amateur race in the world, will see 1,800 daredevils plunge down the 15.8km course.
    • There were no major injuries yesterday as thousands of daredevils sprinted with the bulls through Pamplona in the first run of the annual San Fermin festival.
    • Around 20 daredevils took the plunge and completed bungee jumps at The Messenger pub in Covingham Square.
    • The British Institute for Brain Injured Children is appealing for would-be daredevils to take up the challenge of abseiling 100 ft down the WHSmith building in Swindon.
    • Crowds gasped as the team of seven leapt from a droning Hercules 3,000 feet above them, while youngsters rushed for autographs from the jumping daredevils.
    • The jump was organised by one of the three major clubs that grant the wishes of daredevils in Bulgaria, the Sofia Bungee Club.
    • Death - defying daredevils, The Happy Sideshow, are back in Brisbane at the Powerhouse Theatre this month.
    • Three daredevils took the plunge and abseiled down ‘Devils Gorge’ in Wales to raise money for charity.
    • THESE daredevils from the Great Western Hospital are preparing to plunge 100 ft down the side of an office block.
    • The helicopter crews are not daredevils, indifferent to danger.
    • Meanwhile, daredevils had the chance to test their nerve on white-knuckle rides on Silcock's funfair.
    • Herzog states often that his movies are not crafted on the backs of daredevils or those with a reckless disregard for human safety.
    Synonyms
    madcap, hothead, adventurer, exhibitionist, swashbuckler
adjectiveˈderˌdevəlˈdɛrˌdɛvəl
  • attributive Reckless and daring.

    铤而走险的,蛮勇的

    a daredevil skydiver
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the main arena, bare-back riding daredevil Lorenzo, the Flying Frenchman, proved to be a show-stopper as he performed equestrian stunts with his grey geldings.
    • Audience loves to watch the taming of ferocious animals by daredevil ring masters.
    • A World record-holding daredevil wing walker is set to be just one of the airborne attractions to thrill the crowds at the Evening Press sponsored 2002 Yorkshire Air Show.
    • On the promotion campaign across 11 cities, the Dew Adventure Games with daredevil feats by international skate boarders and BMX bike riders drew huge crowds.
    • Extra Gardai had to be summoned on duty in Waterford on Saturday night to deal with the antics of the young motorists, who drove from all over the country to perform daredevil car stunts in car parks and other open spaces around the city.
    • An inexperienced young adventurer becomes the key to unravelling an ancient mystery when he joins up with a group of daredevil explorers to find the legendary lost empire of Atlantis.
    • I would have thought that wire walkers would be these sort of macho, daredevil guys, and they're absolutely not, they're quiet, introverted, religious people, almost.
    • It contained a lot more of local residents' real feelings about the airfield than glowing articles about the bravery of daredevil stunt pilots or drivers of 140 mph Formula One cars.
    • Just like in the original film, Minis are the stars of the show performing daredevil stunts and breathtaking car chases.
    • Highlights included a heart-stopping display by the Red Arrows, whose daredevil pilots flew within whiskers of each other before rising into the sky trailing plumes of coloured smoke.
    • Compared to the skate culture underground, Gladwell ain't all that - his tricks and tropes pretty standard and by daredevil standards, pretty lame.
    • To effect this he adopts the role of a foppish member of English society to deter suspicion, while his real, heroic identity is that of the ‘Scarlet Pimpernel’, daredevil adventurer.
    • More than 50,000 visitors are expected to attend the show, which was today featuring daredevil stunts from the Royal Signals Motorcycle Display Team and music by the Lancastrian Brigade Band.
    • The evening started in true daredevil fashion when acrobats from the Scarabeus Theatre Company scaled the walls of the Franciscan Friary in a dramatic performance that was not for the faint-hearted.
    • A few other daredevil performances such as balancing over a ball with Karagam on the head, taking out a blade with the help of eyelids, jumping through a frame of fire and human formation of different figures were presented.
    • Three other daredevil items - fire jump, tube-light jump and brick-wall jump will be performed only at the final display on January 26.
    • Although he has a history of daredevil activities, his wife admits that she and her daughters are a little concerned for him as he travels 650 miles in his kite-powered buggy.
    • Its first display included daredevil stunts on motorbikes with performers jumping through fire and over each other from ramps, and a trick cyclist jumping over a box of dynamite.
    • At Central Park, visitors chose from a slide, Ferris wheel, tombola, a circus, and also a record-breaking team of daredevil motorcyclists called the Motorcycle Madmen.
    • Whether it's shocking crowds with daredevil antics, or taking things apart to put them back together better, the zodiac's reformers always do things their way.
    Synonyms
    daring, bold, adventurous, madcap, hot-headed, audacious, courageous, brave, intrepid, fearless, death-or-glory, undaunted, dauntless, heedless
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