brazen

英 ['breɪzn] 美 ['breɪzn]

• adj. 厚颜无耻的；明目张胆的；响而刺耳的；黄铜(制)的
• v. 厚着脸皮做；使变得无耻；无耻地对待

英英释义

Adjective:

1. unrestrained by convention or propriety;

   "an audacious trick to pull"
   "a barefaced hypocrite"
   "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"
   "bald-faced lies"
   "brazen arrogance"
   "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"
   

2. made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)

Verb:

1. face with defiance or impudence;

   "brazen it out"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. It was brazen of him to say so.
   他这样说真是无耻。
2. Her toleration of his brazen attitude is enough to show her great tolerance.
   她容忍了他厚颜无耻的态度,足以显示她的宽容。
3. They showed a brazen disregard for her privacy.
   他们明目张胆地无视她的隐私权。
4. The case of the pesticide plant reflects brazen discrimination.
   杀虫剂厂的案例反映了一种明目张胆的歧视态度。
5. He was startled by the brazen notes of the horns.
   喇叭洪亮的声音把他吓了一跳。

用作动词 (v.)

1. Some people prefer to brazen a thing out rather than admit defeat.
   有的人不愿承认失败，而是宁肯厚着脸皮干下去。

经典引文

• She offended him because she was so brazen in her sins.

  出自： J. Baldwin

• I am resolved to brazen the brunt of the business out.

  出自： R. B. Sheridan

词汇搭配

• brazen it out 厚着脸皮干下去(装做...
• brazen age 黄铜时代
• brazen hussy 厚颜无耻的荡妇...
• brazen out 厚着脸对待

近反义词

【近义词】

• shameless 无耻的
• bold 大胆的
• forward 向前的
• immodest 自高自大的
• impudent 无礼的
• flagrant 恶名昭著的
• presumptuous 放肆的
• barefaced 公然的
• bald-faced 面部无遮盖的...
• audacious 无畏的
• brash 鲁莽的
• unabashed 不畏惧的
• unashamed 不羞耻的
• blatant 明目张胆的
• or 或者
• forwards 向前地
• brassy 似黄铜的
• bodacious 胆大包天的
• insolent 粗野的
• brazen-faced 厚脸皮的