brush
noun
verb
brʌʃ
noun
1
OBJECT FOR CLEANING/PAINTING
用于清洁/作画的东西
an
object
that
you
use
for
cleaning,
painting,
making
your
hair
tidy
etc,
made
with
a
lot
of
hairs,
BRISTLES
,
or
thin
pieces
of
plastic
fastened
to
a
handle
刷子; 毛刷; 画笔; 毛笔;
C
a
scrubbing
brush
硬毛刷，板刷
2
TREES
树木
a.
small
bushes
and
trees
that
cover
an
area
of
land
b.
branches
that
have
broken
off
bushes
and
trees
〔从树上断落下来的〕柴枝
U
3
MOVEMENT
移动
a
movement
in
which
you
brush
something
to
remove
dirt,
make
something
smooth,
tidy
etc
刷; 梳; 擦; 拂拭
singular 单数
I’ll
just
give
my
hair
a
quick
brush
.
我就很快梳一下头发。
4
TOUCH
接触
a
quick
light
touch,
made
by
chance
when
two
things
or
people
pass
each
other
轻触，轻擦
singular 单数
the
brush
of
her
silk
dress
as
she
walked
past
她走过时，真丝礼服轻轻擦过
5
a
time
when
you
only
just
avoid
an
unpleasant
situation
or
argument
〔和不愉快之事等的〕小接触，遭遇
C
[+
with
]
His
first
brush
with
the
law
came
when
he
was
16.
他第一次差点犯法是在他 16 岁的时候。
A
brush
with
death
can
make
you
appreciate
life
more.
遭遇过死亡威胁会让你更加珍惜生命。
6
TAIL
尾巴
the
tail
of
a
FOX
狐狸尾巴
C
verb
7
CLEAN/MAKE TIDY
清洁/使整齐
to
clean
something
or
make
something
smooth
and
tidy
using
a
brush
〔用刷子〕刷，扫，拂拭;
T
Don’t
forget
to
brush
your
teeth.
不要忘记刷牙。
8
REMOVE
刷去
to
remove
something
with
a
brush
or
with
your
hand
刷掉; 拂去
T always + adv/prep
brush
sth
off/from
etc
sth
Ella
brushed
the
crumbs
off
her
jacket.
埃拉掸去她外衣上的面包屑。
He
brushed
the
tears
from
his
eyes.
他拭去眼中的泪水。
9
TOUCH LIGHTLY
轻轻触碰
to
touch
someone
or
something
lightly
when
passing
them
轻擦，触碰
I always + adv/prep, T
Something
brushed
her
shoulders.
有什么东西掠过她的肩头。
[+
against
]
I
felt
her
hair
brush
against
my
arm.
我感到她的头发轻拂着我的胳膊。
[+
past
]
Nell
brushed
past
him
in
the
doorway.
内尔在门道里和他擦肩而过。
10
PUT STH ON STH
把某物放在某物上
to
put
a
liquid
onto
something
using
a
brush
刷上
T always + adv/prep
brush
sth
with
sth
Brush
the
pastry
with
milk.
给酥油面团刷一层牛奶。
brush
sth
over/onto
sth
Brush
a
little
oil
over
the
top
of
the
pizza.
在比萨饼上面刷一点油。
11
to
refuse
to
listen
to
someone,
or
refuse
to
consider
something
不理会，不顾，漠视;
He
simply
brushed
all
my
objections
aside.
他根本不顾我的反对。
12
to
clean
something
using
a
brush
〔用刷子〕刷洗
He
was
brushing
the
pony
down.
他在刷洗小马驹。
13
brush yourself down
to
use
your
hands
to
remove
dirt
from
your
clothes,
especially
after
you
have
fallen
〔尤在摔过跤之后〕拍打干净，掸去灰尘
14
to
refuse
to
listen
to
someone
or
their
ideas,
especially
by
ignoring
them
or
saying
something
rude
漠视，充耳不闻
Corman
brushed
off
the
accusations.
科尔曼对这些指责充耳不闻。
15
to
practise
and
improve
your
skills
or
your
knowledge
of
something
that
you
learned
in
the
past
温习，复习
I
must
brush
up
on
my
French
before
I
go
to
Paris.
去巴黎之前，我要好好温习一下法语。