brush

英 [brʌʃ]

美 [brʌʃ]

n.  刷子; 毛刷; 画笔; 刷; 轻擦; 掠过
v.  (用刷子)刷净，刷亮，刷平顺; (用刷子)抹，涂; (用刷子或手)拂，掸，擦掉

过去式：brushed　现在分词：brushing　复数：brushes　过去分词：brushed　第三人称单数：brushes　

中考高考CET4考研TEM4计算机

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3418 / COCA.3223

同义词辨析

brushcombgroom【导航词义：刷】

touchbrushdabfeel【导航词义：触摸】

短语动词

短语用例

brush sb/sth↔aside

• 不理会某人 / 某物；漠视
  to ignore sb/sth; to treat sb/sth as unimportant
  1. a paintbrush
     画笔
  2. a hairbrush
     发刷
  3. a toothbrush
     牙刷
  4. brush strokes (= the marks left by a brush when painting)
     画笔的笔触
  5. a dustpan and brush
     簸箕和刷子
  6. Apply the paint with a fine brush.
     用细画笔涂颜料。

brush sb/yourself down

brush sb/yourself down

brush sth↔down

• 刷干净
  to clean sth by brushing it
  1. a brush fire
     灌木丛火

brush off

• 被刷掉；被拂去
  to be removed by brushing

brush sb↔off

• 不理睬某人；打发
  to rudely ignore sb or refuse to listen to them
  1. Brush the pastry with beaten egg.
     用刷子把打匀的鸡蛋抹在油酥面团上。
  2. Brush beaten egg over the pastry.
     用刷子把打匀的鸡蛋抹在油酥面团上。

brush sb/yourself off

• 掸净某人 / 自己，拂去衣服上的灰尘（尤指摔跤后）
  to make sb/yourself tidy, especially after you have fallen, by brushing your clothes, etc. with your hands
  1. She brushed past him.
     她和他擦肩而过。
  2. His hand accidentally brushed against hers.
     他的手无意之中碰了一下她的手。
  3. The leaves brushed her cheek.
     叶子轻拂她的面颊。
  4. He brushed her lips with his.
     他轻轻地吻了一下她的嘴唇。

brush sth↔up

brush up on sth

• 奋起直追（重温生疏了的技术等）
  to quickly improve a skill, especially when you have not used it for a time

习惯用语

n.

daft as a brush
• 傻得很；愚蠢透顶
  very silly
paint sth with a broad brush
• 大致地描述
  to describe sth in a general way, ignoring the details
be tarred with the same brush (as sb)
• 被认为是一路货色；被看成一丘之貉
  to be thought to have the same faults, etc. as sb else

牛津词典

noun

• 刷子；毛刷；画笔
  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.
  1. a paintbrush
     画笔
  2. a hairbrush
     发刷
  3. a toothbrush
     牙刷
  4. brush strokes (= the marks left by a brush when painting)
     画笔的笔触
  5. a dustpan and brush
     簸箕和刷子
  6. Apply the paint with a fine brush.
     用细画笔涂颜料。
• 刷
  an act of brushing
  1. to give your teeth a good brush
     好好刷一刷牙
• 轻擦；掠过
  a light touch made in passing sth/sb
  1. the brush of his lips on her cheek
     他的嘴唇在她脸上的轻轻一碰
• 小冲突；稍有不快的场合
  a short unfriendly meeting with sb; an occasion when you nearly experience sth unpleasant
  1. She had a nasty brush with her boss this morning.
     她今天早晨和老板闹得挺别扭的。
  2. In his job he's had frequent brushes with death.
     他在工作中常常与死神擦肩而过。
  3. a brush with the law
     轻微的触犯法律
• 灌木丛
  land covered by small trees or bushes
  1. a brush fire
     灌木丛火
• 狐狸尾巴
  the tail of a fox

verb

• （用刷子）刷净，刷亮，刷平顺
  to clean, polish, or make smooth with a brush
  1. to brush your hair/teeth/shoes
     刷头发 / 牙 / 鞋
  2. A tiled floor is easy to brush clean.
     瓷砖地板容易打扫干净。
• （用刷子）抹，涂
  to put sth, for example oil, milk or egg, on sth using a brush
  1. Brush the pastry with beaten egg.
     用刷子把打匀的鸡蛋抹在油酥面团上。
  2. Brush beaten egg over the pastry.
     用刷子把打匀的鸡蛋抹在油酥面团上。
• （用刷子或手）拂，掸，擦掉
  to remove sth from a surface with a brush or with your hand
  1. He brushed the dirt off his jacket.
     他拂掉衣服上的灰尘。
  2. She brushed the fly away.
     她挥手赶走了苍蝇。
• 轻擦，掠过（某人 / 某物）
  to touch sb/sth lightly while moving close to them/it
  1. She brushed past him.
     她和他擦肩而过。
  2. His hand accidentally brushed against hers.
     他的手无意之中碰了一下她的手。
  3. The leaves brushed her cheek.
     叶子轻拂她的面颊。
  4. He brushed her lips with his.
     他轻轻地吻了一下她的嘴唇。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 刷子；毛刷
  Abrushis an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair.
  1. We gave him paint and brushes...
     我们给了他油漆和几把刷子。
  2. Stains are removed with buckets of soapy water and scrubbing brushes.
     污渍是用几桶肥皂水和几把硬毛刷除去的。
  3. ...a hair brush.
     一把发梳
• VERB （用刷子）刷
  If youbrushsomething orbrushsomething such as dirt off it, you clean it or tidy it using a brush.
  1. Have you brushed your teeth?...
     你刷牙了吗？
  2. She brushed the powder out of her hair...
     她把头发上的粉末刷掉了。
  3. Using a small brush, he brushed away the fine sawdust.
     他用一把小刷子刷掉细锯末。
  4. Brushis also a noun.
     
  5. I gave it a quick brush with my hairbrush.
     我用我的梳子把它迅速梳了一下。
• VERB 用刷子在…上涂（或抹）
  If youbrushsomethingwitha liquid, you apply a layer of that liquid using a brush.
  1. Take a sheet of filo pastry and brush it with melted butter.
     取一张擀得很薄的油酥面皮，上面刷上一层熔化的牛油。
• VERB 拭；拂；擦
  If youbrushsomething somewhere, you remove it with quick light movements of your hands.
  1. He brushed his hair back with both hands...
     他用两手把头发往后捋。
  2. She brushed away tears as she spoke of him...
     谈到他时，她拭去了脸上的泪水。
  3. He brushed the snow off the windshield.
     他刮掉了挡风玻璃上的雪。
• V-ERG 擦过；掠过
  If one thingbrushes againstanother or if youbrushone thingagainstanother, the first thing touches the second thing lightly while passing it.
  1. Something brushed against her leg...
     有什么东西扫了一下她的腿。
  2. I felt her dark brown hair brushing the back of my shoulder...
     我感觉到她深褐色的头发拂过我的肩。
  3. She knelt and brushed her lips softly across Michael's cheek.
     她跪了下来，轻吻迈克尔的脸颊。
• VERB （从…身边）擦过，掠过
  If youbrush pastsomeone orbrush bythem, you almost touch them as you go past them.
  1. My father would burst into the kitchen, brushing past my mother...
     我父亲会紧贴着母亲擦身而过，冲进厨房。
  2. He brushed by with a perfunctory wave to the crowd.
     他擦身而过，朝人群敷衍地挥了挥手。
• N-COUNT 小冲突；小争论；小摩擦
  If you have abrush withsomeone, you have an argument or disagreement with them. You usebrushwhen you want to make an argument or disagreement sound less serious than it really is.
  1. My first brush with a headmaster came six years ago...
     我跟校长的第一次冲突发生在6年前。
  2. It is his third brush with the law in less than a year.
     这已是他在不到一年的时间里第三次触犯法律了。
• N-COUNT 触及；碰到；险些遭遇
  If you have abrush witha particular situation, usually an unpleasant one, you almost experience it.
  1. ...the trauma of a brush with death...
     和死神擦肩而过的心灵创伤
  2. The corporation is fighting to survive its second brush with bankruptcy.
     公司正在努力摆脱自身遭遇的第二次破产危机。
• N-UNCOUNT 灌木区；灌木丛
  Brushis an area of rough open land covered with small bushes and trees. You also usebrushto refer to the bushes and trees on this land.
  1. ...the brush fire that destroyed nearly 500 acres.
     焚毁了近500亩灌木丛的大火
  2. ...a meadow of low brush and grass.
     长有低矮灌木和草的牧场
• See also:broad-brushnail brush
• tarred with the same brush→ see:tar

英英释义

noun

• contact with something dangerous or undesirable
  1. I had a brush with danger on my way to work
  2. he tried to avoid any brushes with the police
• the act of brushing your hair
  1. he gave his hair a quick brush
  Synonym:brushing
• the act of brushing your teeth
  1. the dentist recommended two brushes a day
  Synonym:brushing
• a minor short-term fight
  Synonym:clashencounterskirmish
• a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
• an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
• conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
• momentary contact
  Synonym:light touch
• a dense growth of bushes
  Synonym:brushwoodcoppicecopsethicket

verb

• remove with or as if with a brush
  1. brush away the crumbs
  2. brush the dust from the jacket
  3. brush aside the objections
• touch lightly and briefly
  1. He brushed the wall lightly
• rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
  1. Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket
• clean with a brush
  1. She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet
• cover by brushing
  1. brush the bread with melted butter
• sweep across or over
  1. Her long skirt brushed the floor
  2. A gasp swept cross the audience
  Synonym:sweep

双语例句

• Using a small brush, he brushed away the fine sawdust.
  他用一把小刷子刷掉细锯末。
• She brushed away tears as she spoke of him
  谈到他时，她拭去了脸上的泪水。
• Talk to a friend who will really listen and not brush aside your feelings
  和一个能真正倾听你诉说并重视你感受的朋友谈谈。
• Brush the glaze over the top and sides of the hot cake.
  在热蛋糕的顶上和周围刷上一层蛋浆。
• He's giving a broad brush approach to the subject.
  他将对这一学科进行概述。
• I had hoped to brush up my Spanish
  我曾打算好好温习一下我的西班牙语。
• My first brush with a headmaster came six years ago
  我跟校长的第一次冲突发生在6年前。
• He brushed by with a perfunctory wave to the crowd.
  他擦身而过，朝人群敷衍地挥了挥手。
• Let the pastry overhang the rim and brush between the layers with the melted butter.
  用油酥面皮盖住边缘，每层之间抹些熔化的黄油。
• Use loose powder to set your makeup, dusting the excess off with a brush.
  用散粉来定妆，将多余的粉掸掉。