brush
noun uk/brʌʃ/ us/brʌʃ/
(TOOL)
A2 [ C ]刷子;画笔
an object with short pieces of stiff hair, plastic, or wire attached to a base or handle, used for cleaning, arranging your hair, or painting
I can't find my brush, but I still have my comb. 我找不到发刷，不过我还有梳子。
You'll need a stiff brush to scrape off the rust. 你需要用硬刷子把锈迹刷掉。
a clothes brush 衣服刷
a scrubbing (US scrub) brush 硬毛刷
a pastry brush 软毛刷
A2 [ C ]（用作构词成分）
used as a combining form
a hairbrush 发刷
a toothbrush 牙刷
a paintbrush 油漆刷
B2 [ S ] mainly UK刷;掸;擦;抹
an act of cleaning with a brush
These shoes need a good brush. 这些鞋子需要好好刷一下。
Don't forget to give your hair a brush before you go out. 出门前别忘了梳一下头发。
- More examples
- She leaned the brush against the wall.
- a shaving brush
- We'll need some wallpaper paste and a big brush.
- Get me a brush and I'll sort your hair out.
- a brush stroke
(TOUCH)
[ C usually singular ]轻擦，轻碰
a quick, light touch
He felt the brush of her hand on his. 他感觉到她的手轻擦过自己的手。
a brush with something 和…的小冲突；与…的摩擦
a situation in which you experience something, or almost experience something, especially something unpleasant
Jim had a brush with death (= was nearly killed) on the motorway. 吉姆在高速公路上差点丧命。
Was that your first brush with the law (= experience of being in trouble with the police)? 那是你第一次和警察打交道吗？
It was her brush with mortality - a cancer scare last year - that made Evans rethink her career.
After his latest brush with infamy, the footballer is keen to stay out of the tabloids and is keeping a low profile.
She had a brush with stardom in the eighties as a member of a minor pop band.
(BUSHES)
[ U ] US灌木丛
small, low bushes or the rough land they grow on
We spotted a jackrabbit hidden in the brush. 我们看见一只长耳大野兔躲在灌木丛中。
The dry weather has increased the risk of brush fires. 干旱的天气增加了灌木丛着火的危险。
[ U ] US柴枝
→ brushwood
(TAIL)
[ C ]狐狸尾巴
the tail of a fox
brush
verb uk/brʌʃ/ us/brʌʃ/
(TOUCH)
B2 [ I + adv/prep, T ]轻轻地碰;轻触
to touch (something) quickly and lightly or carelessly
Charlotte brushed against him (= touched him quickly and lightly with her arm or body) as she left the room. 夏洛特离开房间时轻轻碰了他一下。
His lips gently brushed her cheek and he was gone. 他的嘴唇轻触了一下她的脸颊后便离去了。
C1 [ T + adv/prep ]（用刷子或手）拂;掸;擦掉
to move something somewhere using a brush or your hand
Jackie brushed the hair out of her eyes. 杰姬把头发从她眼睛上拨开。
He brushed away a tear. 他拭去一滴泪水。
She stood up and brushed the wrinkles from her dress. 她站起来，拉了拉弄皱了的裙子。
- More examples
- She brushed away what looked suspiciously like a tear.
- He paused to brush a fly away from his face.
- What's the matter?" he asked, brushing a stray hair off his jacket.
- Her elbow brushed against the cup, spilling tea everywhere.
- She stood up and brushed an insect from her skirt.
(CLEAN)
A2 [ T ]刷;刷净;刷平顺
to clean something or make something smooth with a brush
When did he last brush his teeth, she wondered. 她想知道他上次是什么时候刷的牙。
She brushed her hair with long, regular strokes. 她一下一下有规律地梳着头。
[ + obj + adj ] My trousers got covered in mud, but luckily I was able to brush them clean. 我的裤子上沾满了泥，不过幸运的是我能够把它们刷干净。
- More examples
- I can't brush your hair if you don't keep still!
- She took her hairbrush from her handbag and began to brush her hair.
- She brushed her long red hair.
- He hadn't brushed his hair and his clothes were rumpled.
- She touched up her lipstick and brushed her hair.
Phrasal verbs
brush someone/something aside 对…置之不理；漠视
to refuse to consider something seriously because you feel that it is not important
She brushed their objections aside, saying "Leave it to me." 她对他们的反对置之不理，说道：“交给我吧。”
brush someone/something offC1 （用手或刷子）把…刷干净，把…掸净;刷掉，掸去
to remove dust or dirt from someone or something by using your hands or a brush
He brushed the snow off his coat. 他掸去大衣上的雪。
brush something off 漠视，不理睬
to refuse to listen to what someone says, or to refuse to think about something seriously
He just brushed off all their criticisms. 他对他们的一切批评都置之不理。
brush past someone 从…身边径直走过
to walk quickly past someone, usually because you do not want to speak to them
Ignoring their protests, Newman brushed past the waiting reporters. 纽曼不顾守候记者的抗议，从他们身边径直走过。
brush up (on) somethingC1 温习，复习
to improve your knowledge of something already learned but partly forgotten
I thought I'd brush up (on) my French before going to Paris. 我想应该在去巴黎之前温习一下法语。