brook
noun [ C ] uk/brʊk/ us/brʊk/
小溪,小河
a small stream
I could hear the sound of a babbling brook. 我可以听见小溪潺潺的流水声。
Synonym: creek
brook
verb formal uk/brʊk/ us/brʊk/
brook no something/not brook something 不容忍;不接纳(尤指异议)
to not allow or accept something, especially a difference of opinion or intention
She won't brook any criticism of her work. 她不能容忍任何对她工作的批评。
He was an authoritarian figure who would brook no dissent in his party.
"I intend to succeed," she states in a tone that brooks no contradiction.
Like any dictator, he didn't brook opposition.
She warned that she wouldn't brook any interference in the matter.
The expression on his face brooked no argument.
Synonyms: suffertolerate