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🔑 brushBrE /brʌʃ/NAmE /brʌʃ/ noun🔑 [C] an object made of short stiff hairs (called bristles) or wires set in a block of wood or plastic, usually attached to a handle. Brushes are used for many different jobs, such as cleaning, painting and tidying your hair 刷子；毛刷；画笔◆a paintbrush 画笔◆a hairbrush 发刷◆a toothbrush 牙刷◆brush strokes (= the marks left by a brush when painting) 画笔的笔触◆a dustpan and brush 簸箕和刷子◆Apply the paint with a fine brush. 用细画笔涂颜料。 [sing.] an act of brushing 刷◆to give your teeth a good brush 好好刷一刷牙 [sing.] a light touch made in passing sth/sb 轻擦；掠过◆the brush of his lips on her cheek 他的嘴唇在她脸上的轻轻一碰 [C] ~ with sb/stha short unfriendly meeting with sb; an occasion when you nearly experience sth unpleasant 小冲突；稍有不快的场合◆She had a nasty brush with her boss this morning. 她今天早晨和老板闹得挺别扭的。◆In his job he's had frequent brushes with death. 他在工作中常常与死神擦肩而过。◆a brush with the law 轻微的触犯法律 [U] land covered by small trees or bushes 灌木丛◆a brush fire 灌木丛火 [C] the tail of a fox 狐狸尾巴 ●ˌdaft as a ˈbrush(BrE, informal) very silly 傻得很；愚蠢透顶●paint sth with a ˌbroad ˈbrushto describe sth in a general way, ignoring the details 大致地描述●be tarred with the same ˈbrush (as sb)to be thought to have the same faults, etc. as sb else 被认为是一路货色；被看成一丘之貉 🔑 brushBrE /brʌʃ/NAmE /brʌʃ/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they brush BrE /brʌʃ/ NAmE /brʌʃ/present simple - he / she / it brushes BrE /ˈbrʌʃɪz/ NAmE /ˈbrʌʃɪz/past simple brushed BrE /brʌʃt/ NAmE /brʌʃt/past participle brushed BrE /brʌʃt/ NAmE /brʌʃt/ -ing form brushing BrE /ˈbrʌʃɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈbrʌʃɪŋ/🔑 [T] to clean, polish, or make smooth with a brush （用刷子）刷净，刷亮，刷平顺◆~ sthto brush your hair/teeth/shoes 刷头发；刷牙；刷鞋◆~ sth + adj. A tiled floor is easy to brush clean. 瓷砖地板容易打扫干净。 [T] to put sth, for example oil, milk or egg, on sth using a brush （用刷子）抹，涂◆~ A with BBrush the pastry with beaten egg. 用刷子把打匀的鸡蛋抹在油酥面团上。◆~ B over, on, etc. ABrush beaten egg over the pastry. 用刷子把打匀的鸡蛋抹在油酥面团上。🔑 [T] ~ sth + adv./prep. to remove sth from a surface with a brush or with your hand （用刷子或手）拂，掸，擦掉◆He brushed the dirt off his jacket. 他拂掉衣服上的灰尘。◆She brushed the fly away. 她挥手赶走了苍蝇。 [I, T] to touch sb/sth lightly while moving close to them/it 轻擦，掠过（某人/某物）◆~ against/by/past sb/sthShe brushed past him. 她和他擦肩而过。◆His hand accidentally brushed against hers. 他的手无意之中碰了一下她的手。◆~ sthThe leaves brushed her cheek. 叶子轻拂着她的面颊。◆~ sth with sthHe brushed her lips with his. 他轻轻地吻了一下她的嘴唇。 ●ˌbrush sb/sth↔aˈsideto ignore sb/sth; to treat sb/sth as unimportant 不理会某人/某物；漠视 SYN dismiss ◆He brushed aside my fears. 他不理会我的恐惧。●ˌbrush sb/yourself ˈdown(BrE) = brush sb/yourself off ●ˌbrush sth↔ˈdownto clean sth by brushing it 刷干净◆to brush a coat/horse down 把外套/马刷干净●ˌbrush ˈoffto 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。●ˌbrush sb↔ˈoffto rudely ignore sb 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。 ➡ related noun brush-off ●ˌbrush sb/yourself ˈoff (BrE ˌbrush sb/yourself ˈdown) to make sb/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）●ˌbrush sth↔ˈup●ˌbrush ˈup on sthto quickly improve a skill, especially when you have not used it for a time 快速提高；重温（生疏了的技术等）◆I must brush up on my Spanish before I go to Seville. 我去塞维利亚之前一定得好好温习我的西班牙语。 |
