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brush
9 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural brushes
plural brushes
Learner's definition of BRUSH
[count]
1
: a tool with many stiff hairs, fibers, etc., that is used for cleaning, smoothing, or painting something刷子；毛刷；画笔 — see picture at dustpan; see also hairbrush, paintbrush, toothbrush
- Use a wire brush to get the rust off the metal.用钢丝刷除去金属上的锈。
2
a : an act of cleaning or smoothing something with a brush刷
- I gave my daughter's hair a quick brush.我快速地梳了梳女儿的头发。
b : a quick, light movement轻擦；轻抹；轻拂
- She wiped the crumbs off the table with a brush of her hand.她用手拂去了桌上的面包屑。
2 brush /ˈbrʌʃ/ verb
brushes; brushed; brushing
2 brush
/ˈbrʌʃ/
verb
brushes; brushed; brushing
Learner's definition of BRUSH
[+ object]
1
a : to clean or smooth (something) with a brush（用刷子）刷，擦
- brush your teeth/hair刷牙；梳头
b : to put (something) on or onto something with a brush（用刷子）涂抹
- Brush some butter onto the fish before cooking it.烧鱼之前，先在鱼身上抹些黄油。
2
: to remove (something) with a brush or with a quick movement of your hand, fingers, etc.刷；擦；掸
- Brush the dirt off your pants.把裤子上的污物刷掉。
- The camera showed him brushing [=wiping] away a tear.从摄像机里可以看到他在擦眼泪。
3
: to touch gently against (something) when going past it拂过；掠过
- Leaves brushed my cheek.树叶拂过我的脸颊。
- The two men brushed shoulders [=touched at the shoulders] as they walked past each other.这两人擦肩而过。
4
: to move quickly past someone without stopping or paying attention擦过；掠过
- The governor brushed by/past the reporters.州长快步从这些记者身边走过。
brush aside
[phrasal verb] brush (something) aside or brush aside (something)
: to treat (something) as not important : to ignore or dismiss (something)不理，不顾，漠视（某事）
- He brushed aside [=brushed off] questions about his son's arrest.有关儿子被捕的问题他一概不加理会。
brush off
[phrasal verb] 1
brush (something) off or brush off (something) : to treat (something) as not important : to refuse to deal with or talk about (something) in a serious way（对某事）漠视，置之不理
- The company brushed off [=brushed aside] reports that it couldn't pay its bills.公司对有关其无力支付账单的报道不予评论。
2
brush (someone) off or brush off (someone) : to respond to (someone) in a rude way that shows you are not interested in what is being asked for or suggested毫不客气地拒绝；不愿听取建议 — see also brush-off
- I asked him for some help, but he just brushed me off.我请他帮忙，但他毫不客气地拒绝了我。
brush up
[phrasal verb] brush up or brush up (something)
: to improve your skill at (something) or increase your knowledge of (something)提高技能；增长知识 — often + on
- My Spanish is very rusty. I need to brush up before I go on my vacation to Mexico.我的西班牙语很生疏了。在去墨西哥度假之前，我需要好好温习一下。
- I need to brush up my Spanish.我需要好好温习一下西班牙语。
- I need to brush up on my Spanish.我需要好好温习一下西班牙语。
3 brush /ˈbrʌʃ/ noun
plural brushes
3 brush
/ˈbrʌʃ/
noun
plural brushes
Learner's definition of BRUSH
[count]
: a situation in which you briefly experience or almost experience something bad, dangerous, exciting, etc.短暂的经历；不愉快的遭遇 — + with
- As a teenager he had several brushes with the law. [=was in trouble with police several times]作为一个青少年，他已有过几次差点违法的行为。
- She had a brush with [=briefly saw or met] a famous actor at a restaurant in New York.在纽约的一家餐馆，她和一位知名男演员有过一面之缘。
- Her brush with fame/greatness came when she sang the national anthem at the football game.在那场橄榄球赛上唱国歌使她一时名声大震。
- He had a brush with death [=he almost died] when climbing the mountain.登山时，他与死神擦肩而过。
4 brush /ˈbrʌʃ/ noun
4 brush
/ˈbrʌʃ/
noun
Learner's definition of BRUSH
[noncount]
1
: wood from small branches on a tree柴枝
- a pile of brush一堆柴
2
: small bushes or trees灌木丛；小树丛 — see also underbrush
- a hillside covered with dense brush长满灌木丛的山坡
- a lion hiding in the brush藏在树丛中的狮子
brushed; brushing; brushes
brusher noun
brushed; brushing; brushes
Synonyms
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English brusch, from an Anglo-French form akin to Old French broce brushwood, Medieval Latin brusca
Noun (2)
Middle English brusshe, from an Anglo-French form akin to Middle French broisse
Noun (3)
Middle English brusche rush, hostile collision, from bruschen
Verb (2)
Middle English bruschen to rush, probably from Middle French brosser to dash through underbrush, from broce
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun (3)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
1674, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of brush was in the 14th century Phrases Containing brush
noun
verb¹
verb²
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