brush off
phrasal verbbrush off
- to be removed by brushing
被刷掉；被拂去 - Mud brushes off easily when it is dry.
泥巴干了容易刷掉。
- Mud brushes off easily when it is dry.
brush somebody off
- to rudely ignore somebody or refuse to listen to them
不理睬某人；打发 - She brushed him off impatiently.
她不耐烦地把他打发走了。
- She brushed him off impatiently.
brush somebody/yourself off
(British English brush somebody/yourself down)
- to make somebody/yourself tidy, especially after you have fallen, by brushing your clothes, etc. with your hands
掸净某人／自己，拂去衣服上的灰尘（尤指跌倒后）
brush something off
- to ignore something such as a question, suggestion or criticism, or treat it as unimportant
忽略诸如问题、建议或批评之类的事物，或将其视为不重要 - Concerns about the legality of the measures were brushed off by the government.
政府忽视了对这些措施合法性的担忧。 - The court brushed off his lawyer's plea for leniency.
法庭驳回了他律师请求宽大处理的请求。
- Concerns about the legality of the measures were brushed off by the government.