brash

Word family

brash /bræʃ/ adjectiveadj

1 CONFIDENTbehaving too confidently and speaking too loudly – used to show disapproval 无礼的，自以为是的；急躁的，莽撞的〔含贬义〕

brash journalists

嚣张的新闻记者

2 ATTENTIONa brash building, place, or object attracts attention by being very colourful, large, exciting etc 醒目的；刺眼的

The painting was bold, brash, and modern.

这幅画大胆、醒目，而且现代。

—brashly adverbadv

—brashness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

brash• He was loose, loudmouthed, and brash.• Pre, the subject of two movies this year, was brash, cocky, charismatic.• The cities were brash, corrupt, and the centres of organized crime.• It s brash, fast, slickly arranged big-band music that hits the accents with deft conviction.• The hotel bar was full of brash, noisy journalists.• It's not some brash statement of their own personalities, but a low murmur from many people over many years.• Putnam, a brash type, pushed his case-a bit too hard.• a very brash young man• a brash young salesman from New York

Origin brash

(1800-1900) Perhaps from → RASH1

Chinese

Corpus

BNC: 14792 COCA: 13535

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