beard
noun [ C ] uk/bɪəd/ us/bɪrd/
A1 （下巴上的）胡须
the hair that some men allow to grow on the lower part of their face
a flowing white beard 飘逸的白胡须
He's growing a beard. 他在蓄须。
He shaved off his beard but kept his moustache. 他剃了下巴上的胡须，但保留了嘴唇上面的胡子。
山羊胡子
the long hair that grows under a goat's mouth
- More examples
- Are you growing a beard?
- He had a sort of reddish beard.
- Graham came back from holiday with a week's growth of beard on his chin.
- He has a long, straggly grey beard.
- He had a flowing white beard.
beard
verb [ T ] literary uk/bɪəd/ us/bɪrd/
勇敢面对（某人）;公然反抗（某人）
to face, meet, or deal with an unpleasant or frightening person in a brave or determined way
With a nervous swallow he bearded the formidable-looking librarian behind the desk. 他紧张地咽了口唾沫，鼓起了勇气，看着桌子后面那个凶神恶煞般的图书管理员。
Idiom
beard the lion (in his/her den)idiom 太岁头上动土;老虎嘴里拔牙
to visit an important person in order to tell or ask them something unpleasant