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brazen

adjective
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  1. (disapproving) open and without shame, usually about something that shocks people 厚颜无耻的synonym shameless
    • She had become brazen about the whole affair.她对整件事已经不感到羞耻了。🔊🔊
    • his brazen admission that he was cheating他恬不知耻地承认自己作弊
    • She’s known for her own brand of brazen sexuality.她自成一格大胆无耻的性行为是众所周知的。
    • There were several instances of brazen cheating.有好几次大胆作弊的情况。
  2. made of, or the colour of, brass黄铜制的；黄铜色的Topics Colours and Shapesc2
    3. Word OriginOld English bræsen ‘made of brass’, from bræs ‘brass’, of unknown ultimate origin.

brazen

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they brazen
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he / she / it brazens
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past simple brazened
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past participle brazened
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-ing form brazening
🔊/ˈbreɪznɪŋ/
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Idioms
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Idioms
brazen it out
  1. to behave as if you are not ashamed or embarrassed about something even though you should be厚着脸皮
    • Now that everyone knew the truth, the only thing to do was to brazen it out.既然大家都知道真相了，只好硬着头皮撑过去。🔊🔊