| 释义 |
brash
I. \ˈbrash, -aa(ə)-, -ai-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: obsolete English brash to breach a wall, probably from Middle French breche breach — more at breach
1. dialect Britain
a. : attack, bout
b. : a burst of activity
2.
a. chiefly Scotland : an attack of illness; especially : a short severe illness
b. : water brash
3. chiefly Scotland : a sudden shower
4. : a mass of fragments or debris: as
a. or brash ice : small floating fragments of ice especially near an ice pack or floe
b. : clippings of hedges or prunings of trees
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
: to remove the lower branches of (a tree)
III. adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: origin unknown
1. of wood : characterized by unusual brittleness and low resistance to shock : brittle
2.
a. : prone to act in headlong fashion : impetuous
< a brash young cavalry commander >
: foolhardy
< no one was brash enough to pick a fight with him >
b. : made or done in haste and with little thought or regard for consequences : rash
< brash tactics >
< meantime you better avoid doing anything brash — Sinclair Lewis >
3.
a. : full of fresh raw vitality : ebullient
< a brash and teeming frontier town >
b. : inclined to be uninhibitedly showy or demonstrative : bumptious
< a delightfully brash comedian >
4.
a. : lacking restraint and discernment : tactless
< he made a brash speech … and told some thunderingly tasteless anecdotes about his wife — Time >
b. : shamelessly self-assertive : impudent
< an adolescent brash to the point of arrogance >
c. : lacking refinement, polish, or finesse : coarse
< speaking in brash and raucous accents >
5.
a. : piercingly sharp : blatant
< a brash squeal of brakes >
b. : loudly assertive : blustering
< the brash prophets of political utopias >
6. : marked by vivid contrast or distinctness of outline : bold
< brash color >
Synonyms: see shameless |