Word · Frequency #3800
braving
勇敢面对；冒着（危险）
braving is the present participle of brave.
to face or endure something dangerous or difficult with courage
- 1.
To encounter or withstand with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
勇敢面对或承受,挑战,激怒
- 2.
face and withstand with courage
勇敢地面对和承受
勇敢面对或承受,挑战,激怒；勇敢地面对和承受；勇敢地面对
In use
She braved the cold weather to walk to work.
He braves the dangerous road every day to visit his grandmother.
They are braving the storm to deliver supplies to the village.
She braved the elements
Verb forms
base brave · third person braves · -ing braving · past braved · past participle braved
规则动词，过去式和过去分词直接加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- brave the elements
- 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。
- brave the storm
- 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。
- brave danger
- 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。
- brave the cold
- 不畏严寒
- He braved the cold to wait for the bus.他不畏严寒等着公交车。
- brave criticism
- 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。
- brave the odds
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常需直接跟宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: cave, wave, save, grave, pave, shave. Beware: 'have' looks like the same -ave ending but sounds /hæv/, so it does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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