Grammar Note
大胆对抗、揪胡须或去除鳃时为及物动词；表示蜜蜂成群聚集时不及物，后不接宾语。常见搭配 beard the lion in his den（闯入对方地盘大胆挑战）。
勇敢对抗；大胆面对
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勇敢对抗；大胆面对
To boldly and bravely oppose or confront someone
She bearded the committee and demanded a fair decision.
她勇敢地对抗委员会，要求一个公正的决定。
常用搭配 beard the lion in his den（敢于向强者挑战）
勇敢地反对或对抗,常使被对抗者难堪。
To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded.
抓住胡须；因愤怒或轻蔑而抓住、拔或拉(某人的)胡须。
To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt.
去除(牡蛎或类似贝类的)鳃。
To deprive (an oyster or similar shellfish) of the gills.
指蜜蜂聚集在一起形成胡须状。
Of bees, to accumulate together in a beard-like shape.
beard
Base
原形
beards
3rd person
第三人称单数
bearding
-ing
现在分词
bearded
Past
过去式
bearded
Past participle
过去分词
He beards the manager whenever they disagree.
每次意见不合时，他都会勇敢地直面经理。
She bearded the lion in his den.
她勇敢地在狮穴中面对狮子。
They have bearded the council with their demands.
他们已经勇敢地向议会提出要求。
规则动词
He beards his boss whenever he disagrees with the new policy.
每当他不同意新政策时，他都会勇敢地反对老板。
It takes courage to beard the critics in a public meeting.
在公开会议上勇敢面对批评者需要勇气。
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大胆对抗、揪胡须或去除鳃时为及物动词；表示蜜蜂成群聚集时不及物，后不接宾语。常见搭配 beard the lion in his den（闯入对方地盘大胆挑战）。
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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