| 单词 | valiantly |
| 释义 | valiantly (once / 2941 pages) adv To do something valiantly is to do it bravely and with valor. Heroes are known for doing things valiantly. Firefighters save lives by valiantly running into burning buildings. To be valiant is to have courage and to persevere, especially in difficult circumstances. Therefore, to act valiantly is to show courage and perseverance. A basketball player with a sore ankle who helps win the game has played valiantly. A war hero served his country valiantly. Martin Luther King worked for civil rights valiantly. This word has to do with strength of character and fortitude. Acting valiantly is difficult, which is why others admire it. WORD FAMILYvaliant: overvaliant, valiancy, valianter, valiantest, valiantly+/valiancy: valiancies USAGE EXAMPLESTributes to former Labour MP John Evans in the Liverpool Echo recalled him fighting "valiantly" to protect local miners' jobs. BBC(Dec 25, 2016) But instead we’ve chosen to be out on the course—to be sure, a rear-guard action—valiantly struggling to keep playing the game. Wall Street Journal(Nov 28, 2016) “A Trojan horse will ride valiantly at the Rose Bowl.” Los Angeles Times(Nov 14, 2016) adv with valor; in a valiant manner he fought valiantly until the end Syn valorously |
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