Word · Frequency #19563
brazen
硬着头皮应付；厚着脸皮挺过
to carry through a situation by acting boldly or shamelessly despite embarrassment or risk
常与 out 或 through 连用
- 1.
To turn a brass color.
变成黄铜色。
- 2.
face with defiance or impudence
厚颜面对
- 3.
Generally followed by out or through: to carry through in a brazen manner; to act boldly despite embarrassment, risk, etc.
通常接out或through:以厚颜无耻的方式坚持到底；尽管尴尬、风险等仍大胆行事。
厚着脸皮面对；变成黄铜色；变成黄铜色。；厚颜面对；通常接out或through:以厚颜无耻的方式坚持到底；尽管尴尬、风险等仍大胆行事。
In use
She brazened out the criticism with a confident smile.
He brazens his way through every difficult situation.
They are brazening their way into the exclusive party without an invitation.
brazen it out
Verb forms
base brazen · third person brazens · -ing brazening · past brazened · past participle brazened
常用于brazen out或brazen through
Connections
Collocations
- brazen it out
- 硬着头皮挺过去；厚着脸皮应付过去
- He was caught stealing, but he tried to brazen it out.他偷东西被抓住，却试图厚着脸皮硬撑过去。
- brazen through
- 硬着头皮挺过；厚着脸皮顶住
- She brazened through the interview despite her nerves.尽管紧张，她还是硬着头皮挺过了面试。
Idioms & figurative uses
- brazen it out
- 厚着脸皮硬撑；蛮干到底Even though everyone knew he was lying, he decided to brazen it out.尽管大家都知道他在撒谎，他还是决定厚着脸皮硬撑下去。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 brazen 像 brass（黄铜）：脸皮厚如黄铜，遇尴尬也 brazen it out，硬着头皮撑到底。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、新闻/评论文章、一般书面叙述 brazen 作动词时，通常以 brazen it out 或 brazen through 的形式出现，意思是“厚着脸皮硬撑到底”。这个用法在口语和一般书面语中都比较常见，语域接近中性；正式场合也可使用，但更多出现于叙述或评论中。
Grammar Note
及物动词；常用于短语 brazen it out
Pronunciation & Spelling
brazen 读作 /ˈbreɪzən/。押韵词有 raisin /ˈreɪzən/ 和 blazon /ˈbleɪzən/（重读元音及之后的音相同）。注意 mason /ˈmeɪsən/ 拼写相近，但结尾是 /sən/，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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