v. 勇敢面对；冒险；经受困难（brave 的现在分词）

Brave \Brave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Braving}.]
1. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at
defiance; to defy; to dare.

These I can brave, but those I can not bear.
--Dryden.

2. To adorn; to make fine or showy. [Obs.]

Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast
braved meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced
or braved. --Shak.


Braving \Brav"ing\, n.
A bravado; a boast.

With so proud a strain
Of threats and bravings. --Chapman.