ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤sheer純屬虛張聲勢▸➤mere只不過是虛張聲勢▸➤false, forced偽裝的/勉強裝出的勇敢➤macho, male男子漢的逞強好勇➤typical, usual典型的/慣常的逞強PREPOSITION➤out of bravado出於虛張聲勢◇He behaved aggressively out of bravado.他擺出一副挑釁的架勢,但只是虛張聲勢。➤with bravado虛張聲勢地◇'I'll be fine on my own,' she said with bravado.“我一個人沒問題。”她逞強地說。PHRASES➤a display of bravado, a show of bravado虛張聲勢的表現