brave the elements
collocation冒着风雨；顶风冒雨
The hikers braved the elements to reach the summit.
徒步者们冒着风雨登上了山顶。
勇敢面对；冒着（危险）
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勇敢面对；冒着（危险）
to face or endure something dangerous or difficult with courage
She braved the cold weather to walk to work.
她冒着寒冷的天气步行去上班。
勇敢面对或承受,挑战,激怒
To encounter or withstand with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
勇敢地面对和承受
face and withstand with courage
brave
Base
原形
braves
3rd person
第三人称单数
braving
-ing
现在分词
braved
Past
过去式
braved
Past participle
过去分词
I brave the storm every day.
我每天都勇敢地面对风暴。
She braved the cold weather yesterday.
她昨天勇敢地面对了寒冷天气。
He is braving the difficulties.
他正在勇敢地面对困难。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词直接加-ed。
He braves the dangerous road every day to visit his grandmother.
他每天冒着危险的路去探望他的祖母。
AI contextual example
They are braving the storm to deliver supplies to the village.
他们正在冒着暴风雨向村庄运送物资。
AI contextual example
She braved the elements
她勇敢地面对恶劣天气
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冒着风雨；顶风冒雨
The hikers braved the elements to reach the summit.
徒步者们冒着风雨登上了山顶。
顶住风暴；勇敢面对困境
She braved the storm to get to the hospital.
她冒着暴风雨赶到了医院。
勇敢面对危险
Firefighters braved great danger to rescue the family.
消防员冒着巨大危险救出了那家人。
不畏严寒
He braved the cold to wait for the bus.
他不畏严寒等着公交车。
勇敢面对批评
The politician braved criticism to support the reform.
这位政治家顶住批评支持改革。
不顾困难；挑战逆境
They braved the odds and won the championship.
他们克服重重困难赢得了冠军。
硬着头皮撑过去；勇敢面对到底
He was scared, but he braved it out.
他很害怕，但还是硬着头皮挺了过去。
顶着恶劣天气外出；冒着风雨
We braved the elements to go for a walk.
我们顶着恶劣天气出去散步。
勇敢面对风暴；迎难而上
The small business braved the storm of the economic crisis and survived.
这家小企业勇敢挺过了经济危机的风暴，生存了下来。
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把 brave 的 b 想象成挺立不倒的背影：面对危险不退缩，动词就是勇敢应对、扛住困难。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学或正式叙述、面对困难、危险或不愉快的事情时 作为动词，brave 通常用于较正式或文学性的语境，表示“勇敢地面对（困难或危险）”。日常口语中更常说 face 或 withstand。使用时要注意搭配，如 brave the storm、brave the cold。
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