gallant

英 [ˈɡælənt , ɡəˈlænt]

美 [ˈɡælənt , ɡəˈlænt]

adj.  (尤指在困境中)勇敢的，英勇的; 对女子殷勤的
n.  (尤指对女子殷勤的)时髦男子

复数：gallants　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11906 / COCA.17058

牛津词典

adj.

• （尤指在困境中）勇敢的，英勇的
  brave, especially in a very difficult situation
  1. gallant soldiers
     勇敢的军人
  2. She made a gallant attempt to hide her tears.
     她强掩泪水。
• 对女子殷勤的
  giving polite attention to women

noun

• （尤指对女子殷勤的）时髦男子
  a fashionable young man, especially one who gives polite attention to women

柯林斯词典

Also pronounced /gə'lænt/ for meaning 3. 义项3亦读作/gə'lænt/。


• ADJ-GRADED 英勇的；勇敢的；高尚的
  If someone isgallant, they behave bravely and honourably in a dangerous or difficult situation.
  1. The gallant soldiers lost their lives so that peace might reign again.
     英勇的战士们为恢复和平献出了生命。
• ADJ-GRADED 顽强的；奋力的
  Agallanteffort or fight is one in which someone tried very hard to do something difficult, although in the end they failed.
  1. He died at the age of 82, after a gallant fight against illness.
     他在与疾病进行了顽强的抗争后故去，享年82岁。
• ADJ-GRADED （对女子）殷勤的，彬彬有礼的
  If a man isgallant, he is kind, polite, and considerate towards women.
  1. Douglas was a complex man, thoughtful, gallant, and generous.
     道格拉斯让人捉摸不透，他体贴周到，对女孩子颇为殷勤，而且慷慨大方。

英英释义

noun

• a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
  Synonym:dandydudefopsheikbeauswellfashion plateclotheshorse
• a man who attends or escorts a woman
  Synonym:squire

adj

• unflinching in battle or action
  1. a gallant warrior
  2. put up a gallant resistance to the attackers
• being attentive to women like an ideal knight
  Synonym:chivalrousknightly
• having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  1. a gallant pageant
  2. lofty ships
  3. majestic cities
  4. proud alpine peaks
  Synonym:loftymajesticproud
• lively and spirited
  1. a dashing hero
  Synonym:dashing

双语例句

• To leave the master loveless, or kill the gallant knight;
  杀了殷勤的骑士，或将老公撇下？
• He's a good man and a very gallant officer.
  他是个好人，一个非常豪爽的军官。
• They have put up a gallant fight for pensioners over the years.
  多年来他们为领受年金者进行了英勇的斗争。
• He was as assiduous and gallant as ever.
  他像以往一样殷勤周到，曲意温存。
• He put forward a gallant proposal.
  他提出一个大胆的建议。
• When he puts on his best clothes he certainly looks like a gallant.
  他穿上最好的衣服时，当然像个时髦人物了。
• Indeed Jack was a warm friend and a gallant partisan.
  确实，杰克是一位热情的朋友和勇敢的游击队员。
• He was very gallant at the ball.
  他在舞会中对妇女大献殷勤。
• Her poverty had been a venial fault for two gallant gentlemen.
  她的贫穷对那两位殷勤的绅士而言，只是一个微不足道的缺点。
• Prime minister, the entire world salutes you and your gallant people and gallant nation.
  首相，整个世界都赞扬你和你英勇的人民和英勇的民族。