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| 1 | T to make something clean or tidy using a brush （用刷子）刷 |
| brush your hair/teeth She hadn’ t bothered to brush her hair. 她没梳头发。 |
| How often do you brush your teeth? 你多久刷一次牙？ |
| | 1a | to remove dirt from a surface using a brush 刷掉 | | brush sth off/from sth Let me brush the dust off your jacket. 让我刷掉你夹克上的灰尘吧。 | |
| | 1b | to apply a liquid to a surface using a brush 刷上 | | Brush the lacquer on thinly. 薄薄地刷上漆。 | | brush sth with sth Brush the cut surfaces with the lemon juice. 在切面上刷上柠檬汁。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to touch someone or something for a very short time when you go past them 擦过 |
| Her sleeve brushed the wall. 她的袖子擦过墙壁。 |
| brush past/against She brushed past him. 她和他擦肩而过。 |
| | 2a | T to touch someone or something very gently 轻触 | | He brushed her lips with his mouth. 他轻吻她的嘴唇。 | |
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| 3 | T to remove something by moving your hands quickly over a surface （用手）拂，擦 |
| brush sth away Maggie brushed away her tears as she listened. 玛吉边听边擦眼泪。 |
| brush sth from/off sth He jumped out to brush the snow off the windscreen. 他跳出来擦去挡风玻璃上的雪。 |
| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌbrush aˈside |
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| | to refuse to accept that something is important or true 不理；不顾；漠视 | The minister brushed aside accusations that he had lied. 有人指责部长撒谎，可他不予理会。 | |
| - | ˌbrush ˈdown |
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| | to clean someone or something using your hands or a brush （用手或刷子）刷净 | He stood in the doorway brushing himself down. 他站在门口把自己身上刷干净。 | |
| - | ˌbrush ˈoff |
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| | to refuse to listen to someone , or to accept that something is true 不理会；不听；不接受；不承认 | The Foreign Secretary brushed off suggestions that he had considered resigning. 外交大臣不承认他考虑过辞职。 | | I tried to tell him, but he just brushed me off. 我想告诉他，但是他就是不听。 | |
| - | ˌbrush ˈup |
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| | to practise and improve your skills or knowledge of something 通过练习提高；复习；重温 | I took a class to brush up my German before the trip. 我在旅行前去听课来提高我的德语水平。 | | +on the opportunity to brush up on various techniques 提高各种技能的机会 | |
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