an implement with a handle, consisting of bristles, hair, or wire set into a block, used for cleaning or scrubbing, applying a liquid or powder to a surface, arranging the hair, or other purposes 刷子,毛刷,梳子,画笔 a shaving brush. 修面刷。 ■an act or sweeping, applying, or arranging with such an implement or with one's hand 刷,掸,拂 he gave the seat a brush. 他把座位掸了掸。 ■(一般作 brushes)a thin stick set with long wire bristles, used to make a soft hissing sound on drums or cymbals 刷子(用于鼓,钹等打击乐器,以发出嘶嘶的声音) ■the bushy tail of a fox 狐狸尾巴
a slight and fleeting touch 轻拂,轻抹,轻擦 the lightest brush of his lips against her cheek. 他在她的面颊上轻柔地吻了一下。 ■a brief and typically unpleasant or unwelcome encounter with someone or something 短暂的遭遇;不愉快(或不受欢迎的接触) a brush with death. 与死神擦肩而过。
a piece of carbon or metal serving as an electrical contact with a moving part in a motor or alternator 电刷
[mass noun](Austral. informal)girls or women, especially when regarded sexually. (see tail) (澳 非正式)(性感的)女人(或女孩) ‘Beer first, brush later.’. “先喝啤酒,再玩女人”。
verb
[with obj. and adverbial]remove (dust or dirt) by sweeping or scrubbing 擦掉(泥巴),掸去(灰尘) we'll be able to brush the mud off easily. 我们将很容易就能把泥巴擦掉。 he brushed himself down. 他把自己身上的灰尘拍干净。 ■[with obj.]use a brush or one's hand to remove dust or dirt from (something) (用刷子或手将灰尘)从…上拂去(或刷掉) she brushed down her best coat. 她把自己最好的那件外套刷了刷。 ■[with obj.]clean (one's teeth) by scrubbing with a brush 刷(牙) ■[with obj.]arrange (one's hair) by running a brush through it 梳(头) ■[with obj.]apply a liquid to (a surface) with a brush 涂液体于(表面) brush the potatoes with oil. 把油涂在土豆上。 ■apply (a liquid or substance) to a surface 涂(液体或物质)于面上 a coat of French polish was brushed over the repair. 在修补过的地方涂了一层法国上光漆。
[no obj.]touch lightly and gently 轻触 stems of grass brush against her legs. 草秆儿轻轻地碰触着她的腿。 ■(brush past)touch fleetingly and in passing 轻擦,轻拂,轻抹 she brushed past him to leave the room. 离开房间时她轻轻地碰了他一下。 ■[with obj.]push (something) away with a quick movement of the hand 推开,拂开 she brushed a wisp of hair away from her face. 她把垂在脸上的一绺头发拂开。 ■[with obj.](brush something aside)dismiss something curtly and confidently 不理,不顾 he brushed aside attacks on his policies. 他不理会对他的政策的攻击。 ■[with obj.](brush someone/thing off)dismiss in an abrupt, contemptuous way 漠视,置之不理 the president brushed off a reporter's question about terrorism. 总统对一名记者关于恐怖主义的提问置之不理。
派生 brushless adjective
(chiefly technical) (主 技) a brushless motor. 不带电刷的发动机。
brush-like adjective 语源
Middle English : noun (except sense 4) from Old French broisse; verb partly from Old French brosser 'to sweep'
继承用法 brush someone back
(Baseball, informal)(of a pitcher) force a batter to step back to avoid being hit by a ball pitched close to the body (棒球 非正式)(投球手)迫使击球手后退以免被投出的近身球击中
brush up on (或 brush something up)
improve one's previously good knowledge of or skill at a particular thing 温习,复习 brush up on your telephone skills. 温习一下你给人打电话的技巧。
brush2 noun
[mass noun](chiefly N. Amer. & Austral./NZ)undergrowth, small trees, and shrubs (主 北美, 主 澳/新西兰)下层丛林,矮灌木丛 ■land covered with such growth 灌木丛林地 ■(N. Amer.)cut brushwood (北美)砍下(或断下)的树枝,柴枝 ■(Austral./NZ)dense forest (澳/新西兰)密林
语源
Middle English : from Old French broce, perhaps based on Latin bruscum, denoting an excrescence on a maple