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- n.刷;刷子;画笔;毛刷;灌木丛;掠过;轻擦;小冲突;狐狸尾巴
- v.(用刷子)抹，涂;(用刷子或手)拂，掸，擦掉;轻擦，掠过;(用刷子)刷净，刷亮，刷平顺
复数： brushes 过去式： brushed 现在分词： brushing 过去分词： brushed 第三人称单数： brushes
brushnoun
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.
a paintbrush
画笔
a hairbrush
发刷
a toothbrush
牙刷
brush strokes (= the marks left by a brush when painting)
画笔的笔触
a dustpan and brush
簸箕和刷子
Apply the paint with a fine brush.
用细画笔涂颜料。
刷
an act of brushing
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
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
She had a nasty brush with her boss this morning.
她今天早晨和老板闹得挺别扭的。
In his job he's had frequent brushes with death.
他在工作中常常与死神擦肩而过。
a brush with the law
轻微的触犯法律
灌木丛
land covered by small trees or bushes
a brush fire
灌木丛火
狐狸尾巴
the tail of a fox
to describe sth in a general way, ignoring the details
verb
（用刷子）刷净，刷亮，刷平顺
to clean, polish, or make smooth with a brush
to brush your hair/teeth/shoes
刷头发 / 牙 / 鞋
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
Brush the pastry with beaten egg.
用刷子把打匀的鸡蛋抹在油酥面团上。
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
He brushed the dirt off his jacket.
他拂掉衣服上的灰尘。
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
She brushed past him.
她和他擦肩而过。
His hand accidentally brushed against hers.
他的手无意之中碰了一下她的手。
The leaves brushed her cheek.
叶子轻拂她的面颊。
He brushed her lips with his.
他轻轻地吻了一下她的嘴唇。
不理会某人 / 某物；漠视
to ignore sb/sth; to treat sb/sth as unimportant
He brushed aside my fears.
他不理会我的恐惧。
刷干净
to clean sth by brushing it
to brush a coat/horse down
把外套 / 马刷干净
被刷掉；被拂去
to be removed by brushing
Mud brushes off easily when it is dry.
泥巴干了容易刷掉。
不理睬某人；打发
to rudely ignore sb or refuse to listen to them
She brushed him off impatiently.
她不耐烦地把他打发走了。
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
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
I must brush up on my Spanish before I go to Seville.
我去塞维利亚之前一定得好好温习我的西班牙语。
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N-COUNT 刷子；毛刷
A brush is 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.We gave him paint and brushes...
我们给了他油漆和几把刷子。
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VERB （用刷子）刷
If you brush something or brush something such as dirt off it, you clean it or tidy it using a brush.Have you brushed your teeth?...
你刷牙了吗？
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VERB 用刷子在…上涂（或抹）
If you brush something with a liquid, you apply a layer of that liquid using a brush.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。
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VERB 拭；拂；擦
If you brush something somewhere, you remove it with quick light movements of your hands.He brushed his hair back with both hands...
他用两手把头发往后捋。
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V-ERG 擦过；掠过
If one thing brushes against another or if you brush one thing against another, the first thing touches the second thing lightly while passing it.Something brushed against her leg...
有什么东西扫了一下她的腿。
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VERB （从…身边）擦过，掠过
If you brush past someone or brush by them, you almost touch them as you go past them.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。
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N-COUNT 小冲突；小争论；小摩擦
If you have a brush with someone, you have an argument or disagreement with them. You use brush when you want to make an argument or disagreement sound less serious than it really is.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。
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N-COUNT 触及；碰到；险些遭遇
If you have a brush with a particular situation, usually an unpleasant one, you almost experience it....the trauma of a brush with death...
和死神擦肩而过的心灵创伤
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N-UNCOUNT 灌木区；灌木丛
Brush is an area of rough open land covered with small bushes and trees. You also use brush to refer to the bushes and trees on this land....the brush fire that destroyed nearly 500 acres.
焚毁了近500亩灌木丛的大火
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tarred with the same brush→ see:tar
noun
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- contact with something dangerous or undesirable
- I had a brush with danger on my way to work
- he tried to avoid any brushes with the police
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- the act of brushing your hair
- he gave his hair a quick brush
- Synonym: brushing
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- the act of brushing your teeth
- the dentist recommended two brushes a day
- Synonym: brushing
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- a minor short-term fight
- Synonym: clash encounter skirmish
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- a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
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- an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
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- conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
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- momentary contact
- Synonym: light touch
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- a dense growth of bushes
- Synonym: brushwood coppice copse thicket
verb
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- remove with or as if with a brush
- brush away the crumbs
- brush the dust from the jacket
- brush aside the objections
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- touch lightly and briefly
- He brushed the wall lightly
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- rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
- Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket
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- clean with a brush
- She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet
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- cover by brushing
- brush the bread with melted butter
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- sweep across or over
- Her long skirt brushed the floor
- A gasp swept cross the audience
- Synonym: sweep
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Wet the brush slightly before putting it in the paint .
把刷子弄湿点再去沾油漆。
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Brush beaten egg over the pastry .
用刷子把打匀的鸡蛋抹在油酥面团上。
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My hair gets full of static when I brush it .
我梳头时头发就有好多静电。
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Keep still while I brush your hair .
我给你梳头时你不要动。
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Apply the paint with a fine brush .
用细画笔涂颜料。
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John brushed a lock of hair from his eyes .
约翰撩开眼前的一绺头发。
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She had a nasty brush with her boss this morning .
她今天早晨和老板闹得挺别扭的。
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Mud brushes off easily when it is dry .
泥巴干了容易刷掉。
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A tiled floor is easy to brush clean .
瓷砖地板容易打扫干净。
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I must brush up on my Spanish before I go to Seville .
我去塞维利亚之前一定得好好温习我的西班牙语。
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Brush the sides of the tin with butter .
在烤模的四周刷上黄油。
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He finished off the painting with a few deft strokes of the brush .
他用画笔熟练地勾上几笔，这幅画就完成了。
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He dipped his brush in the paint .
他把毛刷在涂料里蘸了蘸。
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He dipped the brush into the paint .
他拿画笔蘸了蘸颜料。
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He brushed past , toppling her from her stool .
他经过时蹭了她一下，使她从凳子上摔了下来。
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She brushed past him .
她和他擦肩而过。
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She stood up and brushed the crumbs from her sweater .
她站起身掸掉了毛衣上的面包屑。
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You can buy brushes , paint , varnish and suchlike there .
你在那儿能买到刷子、油漆、清漆之类的东西。
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The leaves brushed her cheek .
叶子轻拂她的面颊。
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Brush the pastry with beaten egg .
用刷子把打匀的鸡蛋抹在油酥面团上。
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He brushed the dirt off his jacket .
他拂掉衣服上的灰尘。
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He brushed a cobweb out of his hair .
他拂去了头发上的蜘蛛丝。
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He worked as a door-to-door salesman peddling cloths and brushes .
他的工作是上门推销抹布和刷子。
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All our protests were brushed aside .
我们的一切抗议均被置之不理。
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He brushed her lips with his .
他轻轻地吻了一下她的嘴唇。
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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。
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He 's giving a broad brush approach to the subject .
他将对这一学科进行概述。
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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。
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Using a small brush , he brushed away the fine sawdust .
他用一把小刷子刷掉细锯末。
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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。
特指刷洗动物，尤其是马匹；也指动物为自己或另一动物梳理毛发。
groom a horse
刷洗马匹
a female ape grooming her mate
为同伴梳毛的母猿
指用手或手指等触摸某人或某物，强调动作。
'Don't touch me!' the girl yelled.
“别碰我！”那姑娘大声喊道。
A hand touched her on the arm.
有一只手碰了一下她的胳膊。
I told you not to touch my things on the desk!
我告诉过你，别动我桌上的东西！
指轻轻地触碰某人或某物。
Something brushed my arm.
有什么东西掠过我的胳膊。
He felt her hair brush against his shoulder.
他感到她的头发轻拂过他的肩膀。
指多次轻触某物，通常使用布类的东西。
She dabbed her hands with a handkerchief.
她用手帕轻轻地擦拭双手。
You can dab at the cut with a towel.
你可以用毛巾按一按伤口。
指用手或手指触摸某物以了解其情况，侧重于触摸后的感觉。
Let me feel your pulse.
让我摸摸你的脉搏。
The sixth blind man went forward to feel the elephant.
第六个瞎子走上前去摸大象。
I couldn't feel anything through these gloves.
我戴着手套什么都摸不出来。
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