brush

[brʌʃ]

n.刷子, 画笔, 刷
n.灌木丛
n.小冲突, 争吵
vt.刷, 掠过, 轻触,擦, 掸
vi.轻擦, 拂拭

例句与用法：

He's very keen on her but she's always brushing him off.

他非常喜爱她，但她总是不理睬他。

The enemy brushed aside our defences.

敌人冲破了我们的防御工事。

A cat brushed against her leg in the darkness.

黑暗中,一只猫蹭着了她的腿。

He brushed aside my objections to his plan.

我反对他的计划，他不予理会。

The light wind gently brushed her cheek.

微风轻拂着她的脸颊。

I must brush up my English before I go to London.

去伦敦之前，我必须好好温习一下英文。

I'll give my coat a good brush.

我要把我的衣服好好刷一下。

词形变化：

形容词: brushy | 名词: brusher | 动词过去式: brushed | 动词过去分词: brushed | 动词现在分词: brushing | 动词第三人称单数: brushes |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. (常构成复合词)刷, 刷子

2. 毛笔, 画笔

I paint with a brush.

我用画笔作画。

3. 刷状物

4. 一刷, 一拂, 一抹

5. 小接触, 小摩擦, 小争吵[(+with)]

I had a brush with the customs men.

我与海关官员发生了一场小冲突。

6. (画家或作家的)笔法

7. 狐狸尾巴

vt.

1. 刷; (用毛笔)写; (用画笔)画

I'm going to brush my teeth.

我要去刷牙了。

2. 擦掉, 拂去, 推开[O]

The maid brushed the crumbs from the table.

女佣拂去桌上的面包屑。

3. 擦过, 掠过

vi.

1. 刷, 拂[(+at)]

2. 刷牙, 梳头发

3. 擦过, 掠过[(+past/by/through)]

The wind blew lightly, brushing through her hair.

微风轻轻吹过她的头发。

4. 轻触, 擦到[(+against)]

短语词组：

brush aside

1. 漠视

He brushed opposition aside.

他无视反对意见。

brush off

1. 被刷掉, 置之不理

He brushed off all our suggestions.

他拒不采纳我们的建议。

brush up

1. 刷拭(衣物), 温习(语言)

He needs to brush up his English before he goes to the U.S.

他去美国之前必须先温习他的英文。