brook

brook1
noun
  1. a small stream
    小溪
派生
brooklet
noun
语源
  1. Old English brōc, of unknown origin; related to Dutch broek and German Bruch 'marsh'
brook2
verb
  1. [with obj.][with negative](formal)tolerate or allow (something, typically dissent or opposition)
    (正式)容忍，允许（尤指不同意见或反对意见）
    Jenny would brook no criticism of Matthew.
    珍妮不会容忍任何对马修的批评。
语源
  1. Old English brūcan 'use, possess', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bruiken and German brauchen. The current sense dates from the mid 16th cent., a figurative use of an earlier sense 'digest, stomach'
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