单词详解

1. n.

A. 刷子，画笔，毛笔 (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair, etc., for cleaning, scrubbing, etc)

This is not your painting brush. 这不是你的画笔。

B. 擦，吹拂，刷 (an act of brushing; a quick light touch)

You have to give your shoes a brush. 你必须把你的鞋擦一下。

C. 小冲突，小争执，小摩擦 (a short fight or disagreement)

He had a brush with the boss. 他和老板发生了摩擦。

2. vt. & vi.

A. 擦，刷 (rub with a brush)

Brush after each meal. 饭后刷牙。

B. 轻触，掠过 (touch lightly against sb./sth. in passing)

The bicycle just brushed him as it passed. 那辆自行车与他擦身而过。

相关词组

1. brush against 碰，擦

The child was brushed against by a motorcycle. 那个孩子被一辆摩托车给擦了一下。

2. brush aside (away) 把（某物）扫掉，刷掉或抹掉；无视，漠视

He brushed aside the tears with his sleeve. 他用衣袖擦去了泪水。

We can’t just brush it away like this! 我们不能就这样漠视它。

相关单词

近义词：sweep

复数：brushes

形容词：brushy

名词：brusher

过去式：brushed

过去分词：brushed

现在分词：brushing

第三人称单数：brushes