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Brazen English Disregard People Word 英 Breɪzn] 美 Breɪzn

英语单词 brazen
英美音标 英 ['breɪzn] 美 ['breɪzn]
中文释义 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
英语例句 (1) It was brazen of him to say so.
(2) They showed a brazen disregard for her privacy.
(3) The case of the pesticide plant reflects brazen discrimination.
(4) He was startled by the brazen notes of the horns.
(5) Some people prefer to brazen a thing out rather than admit defeat.
中文例句 (1) 他这样说真是无耻。
(2) 他们明目张胆地无视她的隐私权。
(3) 杀虫剂厂的案例反映了一种明目张胆的歧视态度。
(4) 喇叭洪亮的声音把他吓了一跳。
(5) 有的人不愿承认失败,而是宁肯厚着脸皮干下去。
vocabulary简明 With brazen disregard for the sign that said "no cellphones please" the woman took a long call in the doctor's office waiting room. Brazen refers to something shocking, done shamelessly.
vocabulary扩展 The Middle English word was brasen "made of brass," from Old English bræsen, from bræs "brass." In fact a near synonym of brazen is our English word brassy, which has the additional meaning of being loud and showy.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无所顾忌的;肆无忌惮的 If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour.
  • They're quite brazen about their bisexuality, it doesn't worry them.

    他们在自己的双性恋问题上无所顾忌,毫不为意。

brazenly
  • He was brazenly running a $400,000-a-month drug operation from the prison.

    他在监狱里肆无忌惮地操纵着每月40万美元的毒品生意。

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