"screw up your courage" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 鼓起勇气

Definition

强迫自己鼓起勇气去做困难或害怕的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

较正式、略显书面语。与“鼓起勇气”“下定决心”类似，不是指犯错。多用于面对挑战或压力时。

Examples

You have to screw up your courage and tell the truth.

你必须**鼓起勇气**说实话。

She screwed up her courage before speaking to her boss.

她在和老板说话前**鼓起了勇气**。

He finally screwed up his courage to ask her out.

他终于**鼓起勇气**邀她出去。

I had to screw up my courage just to walk into the room full of strangers.

我不得不**鼓起勇气**才敢走进满是陌生人的房间。

Before making my speech, I took a deep breath and screwed up my courage.

在演讲前，我深吸一口气，**鼓起了勇气**。

Every time I go to the dentist, I need to screw up my courage!

每次去看牙医，我都需要**鼓起勇气**！