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brush
n
1 [C] implement with bristles of hair, wire, nylon, etc set in a block of wood, etc and used for scrubbing, sweeping, cleaning, painting, tidying the hair, etc （用鬃毛、金属丝、尼龙等制造的）刷子, 画笔, 毛笔: a `clothes-brush 衣刷
a `tooth-brush 牙刷 * a `paintbrush 画笔
a `hairbrush 发刷. =>illus 见插图.
2 [sing] act of brushing 刷: give one´s clothes, shoes, teeth, hair a good brush 把自己的衣服、鞋、牙齿、头发好好刷一刷.
3 [sing] light touch (made in passing) （经过时）轻触
He knocked a glass off the table with a brush of his coat/arm. 他的大衣[手臂]把桌上的玻璃杯碰掉了.
4 [C] fox´s tail 狐狸尾巴. =>illus at App 1 见附录1之插图, page iii.
5 [U] land covered by small trees and shrubs; undergrowth 灌木丛地带; 矮树丛
[attrib 作定语]
a brush fire 灌木丛火灾.
6 [C] ~ with sb short unfriendly encounter with sb; quarrel 与某人有小冲突; 争吵
a brush with the law/police 轻微的触犯法律[与警方有小冲突]
She had a nasty brush with her boss this morning. 今天早晨她跟老板大吵了一顿.
7 (idm 习语) tarred with the same brush => tar1.
brush v
1 [Tn] use a brush on (sb/sth); clean, polish, make tidy or smooth with a brush 用刷子刷（某人[某物]）; 刷乾净; 刷亮; 刷整齐; 刷顺
brush your clothes, shoes, hair, teeth 刷你的衣服、鞋、头发、牙齿.
2 [Cn.a] put (sth) into a particular state with a brush 把（某物）刷成某种状态
brush one´s teeth clean 把牙齿刷乾净.
3 [Tn] touch (sb) lightly in passing 经过时触及（某人）
leaves brushing one´s cheek 拂著面颊的树叶
His hand brushed hers. 他的手碰到她的手.
4 (phr v) brush against/by/past sb/sth touch sb/sth lightly while moving close to him/it 接近某人[某物]时轻轻相碰
She brushed past him without saying a word. 她经过时碰了他一下, 一句话也没说.
A cat brushed against her leg in the darkness. 黑暗中, 一只猫蹭著了她的腿. brush sb/sth aside push sb/sth to one side; pay little or no attention to sb/sth 把某人[某事物]推在一边; 漠视某人
The enemy brushed aside our defences. 敌人冲破了我们的防御工事.
He brushed aside my objections to his plan. 我反对他的计划, 他不予理会. brush sth away/off remove sth (from sth) with or as if with a brush （从某事物上）刷去（或好像刷去）某事物
brush mud off (one´s trousers) 把（裤子上的）泥土刷掉
He brushed the fly away (from his face). 他把苍蝇（从脸上）赶走. brush oneself/sth down clean oneself/sth by thorough brushing 把自己[某物]刷乾净
Your coat needs brushing down. It´s covered in dust. 你的大衣需要刷乾净, 上面满是灰尘. brush off be removed by brushing 被刷掉
Mud brushes off easily when it´s dry. 泥土乾後容易刷掉. brush sb `off (infml 口) refuse to listen to sb; ignore sb 不理会某人; 漠视某人
He´s very keen on her but she´s always brushing him `off. 他非常喜爱她, 但她总是不理睬他. brush sth up/brush up on sth study or practise sth in order to get back a skill that was lost 重温, 重新练习（已荒疏的技巧）
I must brush up (on) my Italian before I go to Rome. 我去罗马以前必须把意大利语重温一下.
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