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单词 brush
释义
brush
noun
uk
/brʌʃ/us
/brʌʃ/

brushnoun(TOOL)

A2[C]
anobjectwithshortpiecesofstiffhair,plastic, orwireattachedto abaseorhandle, used forcleaning,arrangingyourhair, orpainting:
刷子；画笔
I can'tfindmy brush, but I still have mycomb.我找不到发刷，不过我还有梳子。
You'll need astiffbrush toscrapeoff therust.你需要用硬刷子把锈迹刷掉。
aclothesbrush衣服刷
ascrubbing(USscrub) brush硬毛刷
apastrybrush软毛刷
picture of brush
Iurii Garmash/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
A2[C]
used as acombiningform:
（用作构词成分）
ahairbrush发刷
atoothbrush牙刷
apaintbrush油漆刷
B2[S]mainlyUK
anactofcleaningwith a brush:
刷；掸；擦；抹
Theseshoesneeda goodbrush.这些鞋子需要好好刷一下。
Don'tforgettogiveyourhairabrush before you go out.出门前别忘了梳一下头发。
More examples
  • Sheleanedthe brush against thewall.
  • ashavingbrush
  • We'll need somewallpaperpasteand abigbrush.
  • Get me a brush and I'llsortyourhairout.
  • a brushstroke
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Equipment used for cleaning
  • bath towel
  • besom
  • broom
  • broomstick
  • carpet sweeper
  • fogger
  • garbage stick
  • HEPA filter
  • Hoover
  • household goods
  • mop
  • paper towel
  • pressure washer
  • rag
  • scrubbing brush
  • vacuum
  • vacuum cleaner
  • waste picker
  • wet wipe
  • wire brush
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Hair care
Painting & drawing materials
Cleaning & tidying places & things

brushnoun(TOUCH)

[Cusually singular]
aquick,lighttouch:
轻擦，轻碰
Hefeltthe brushofherhandon his.他感觉到她的手轻擦过自己的手。
a brush withsomething
asituationin which youexperiencesomething, oralmostexperiencesomething,especiallysomethingunpleasant:
和…的小冲突；与…的摩擦
Jimhada brush withdeath(= wasnearlykilled)on themotorway.吉姆在高速公路上差点丧命。
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Touching & feeling
  • dab
  • feel
  • felt
  • fiddle
  • fiddle (around) withsomething
  • get to second baseidiom
  • get to third baseidiom
  • hand
  • kiss
  • paw
  • pet
  • play withsomething
  • retexture
  • second base
  • stroke
  • tactile
  • texture
  • third base
  • touch
  • toy withsomething
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brushnoun(BUSHES)

[U]US
small,lowbushesor theroughlandtheygrowon:
灌木丛
Wespottedajackrabbithiddenin the brush.我们看见一只长耳大野兔躲在灌木丛中。
Thedryweatherhasincreasedtheriskof brushfires.干旱的天气增加了灌木丛着火的危险。
picture of brush
tobiasjo/E+/GettyImages
[U]US
→brushwood
柴枝
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Geography: deserts, prairies & wildernesses
  • bush
  • Bushman
  • desert
  • dust bowl
  • grassland
  • heathland
  • marginal land
  • moor
  • moorland
  • mulga
  • pasture
  • plain
  • prairie
  • Sahara
  • the Gobi Desert
  • veld
  • virgin
  • wadi
  • wasteland
  • wilderness
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Bushes & shrubs
Forestry

brushnoun(TAIL)

[C]
thetailof afox
狐狸尾巴
picture of brush
GlobalP/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Miscellaneous animal body parts
  • -tailed
  • back end
  • bobtail
  • claw
  • fetlock
  • finny
  • flipper
  • fluke
  • gill
  • nipple
  • pincer
  • pouch
  • pouched
  • prehensile
  • sting
  • teat
  • tentacle
  • underpart
  • vesicle
  • withers
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brush
verb
uk
/brʌʃ/us
/brʌʃ/

brushverb(TOUCH)

B2[I+ adv/prep,T]
totouch(something)quicklyandlightlyorcarelessly:
轻轻地碰；轻触
Charlotte brushedagainsthim(=touchedhimquicklyandlightlywith herarmorbody)as shelefttheroom.夏洛特离开房间时轻轻碰了他一下。
Hislipsgentlybrushed hercheekand 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]
tomovesomethingsomewhereusing a brush oryourhand:
（用刷子或手）拂；掸；擦掉
Jackie brushed thehairout of hereyes.杰姬把头发从她眼睛上拨开。
He brushedawayatear.他拭去一滴泪水。
Shestoodup and brushed thewrinklesfrom herdress.她站起来，拉了拉弄皱了的裙子。
More examples
  • She brushed away whatlookedsuspiciouslylike atear.
  • Hepausedto brush aflyaway from hisface.
  • What's thematter?" heasked, brushing astrayhairoff hisjacket.
  • Herelbowbrushed against thecup,spillingteaeverywhere.
  • Shestoodup and brushed aninsectfrom herskirt.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Touching & feeling
  • dab
  • feel
  • felt
  • fiddle
  • fiddle (around) withsomething
  • get to second baseidiom
  • get to third baseidiom
  • hand
  • kiss
  • paw
  • pet
  • play withsomething
  • retexture
  • second base
  • stroke
  • tactile
  • texture
  • third base
  • touch
  • toy withsomething
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Cleaning generally

brushverb(CLEAN)

A2[T]
tocleansomething or make somethingsmoothwith a brush:
刷；刷净；刷平顺
When did he last brush histeeth, shewondered.她想知道他上次是什么时候刷的牙。
She brushed herhairwithlong,regularstrokes.她一下一下有规律地梳着头。
[+ obj + adj]Mytrousersgotcoveredinmud, butluckilyI wasableto brush themclean.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 brushyourhairif you don'tkeepstill!
  • She took herhairbrushfrom herhandbagandbeganto brush herhair.
  • She brushed herlongredhair.
  • He hadn't brushed hishairand hisclotheswererumpled.
  • Shetouchedup herlipstickand brushed herhair.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cleaning generally
  • brushsomeone/somethingoff
  • cleaner
  • cleaning
  • cleanse
  • cleansing
  • groom
  • high-touch
  • hoovering
  • mop
  • purification
  • purifier
  • purify
  • rinse
  • scrub
  • squeegee
  • steam-clean
  • sterilization
  • sterilizing
  • swill
  • washsomethingdown
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Phrasal verbs

brushsomeone/somethingaside
brushsomeone/somethingoff
brushsomethingoff
brush pastsomeone
brush up (on)something
(Definition ofbrushfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

brush| American Dictionary

brush
noun
us
/brʌʃ/

brushnoun(TOOL)

[C]
any ofvariousutensilsconsisting ofhairsorfibersarrangedinrowsorgroupedtogether,attachedto ahandle, and used forsmoothingthehair,cleaningthings,painting, etc.:
I need abetterbrush for myhair.
[C]
Brush is often used as acombiningform:
hairbrush
toothbrush
paintbrush

brushnoun(BUSHES)

[U]
low,densebushesthatgrowonopenland:
Theriverbankswerecoveredwith brush.

brushnoun(TOUCH)

[Cusually sing]
A brush with something or someone is acloseand usuallyunpleasantmeeting:
Thesubwaysystemhassurvivedseveral brushes withbankruptcy.
brush
verb
us
/brʌʃ/

brushverb(TOUCH)

[I/T]
totouchsomethinglightly:
[T]Awarmgustofwindbrushed mycheek.
[I]Thecatbrushed against myleg.

brushverb(TOOL)

[T]
toremoveorimprovetheappearanceof something usingyourhandor a brush:
She brushed astrandofhairfrom herface.
She brushed herhair.
brush your teeth
To brushyourteethis tocleanthem using asmallbrush andtoothpaste.

Phrasal verbs

brushyourselfoff
brush asidesomething/someone
brush offsomething
brush offsomeone/something
brush up onsomething
(Definition ofbrushfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbrush

brush
Thus, in practice, abrushunit would experience rapid acceleration and deceleration, which is not the case in these tests.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They can then be easily picked up with a small moistened paint-brushand transferred at once to the alcohol in the collecting tubes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Subjects were asked to use the swab as if brushing their teeth for 30-60 s until the device was very wet.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Rehabilitation is about realizing potential, with both a positive attitude and a broad-brushapproach.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, it should be noted that this may be a lower speed than that for abrushunit whilst deployed in a real application.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Leaves on control plants were brushed on the upper surface with a fine paintbrush to simulate manipulation and also enclosed within a clip cage.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When this problem arose, the bubbles were removed by carefully brushing the sensor.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Additionally, protected specimenbrushsamples of two patients grew >1000 c. f. u./ml of these bacteria.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In routine work it is customary for observers to collect a sample of 50 eggs off the plants of record, brushing off those uncollected.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This brief review paints a broad-brushpicture of what has been established in systematic research about correlations between family processes and children's adaptation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In fact, there are a good many reasons to take the embittered reflections and prejudices of contemporaries seriously, and not tobrushthem aside.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Ten individuals returned both conventional and antibacterial brushes that yielded colonies.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Between thebrushhead and the shaft they fitted a strain gauge load cell, which measured the horizontal and vertical force the sweeper was applying.
From theCambridge English Corpus
No surviving bacteria were isolated at 6 days from either type ofbrush.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Only cells with well-definedbrushborders were studied.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithbrush

brush

These are words often used in combination withbrush.

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bristle brush
Common dog brushes are thebristlebrush, wire pin brush, and the slicker brush.
From
Wikipedia
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broad brush
We have painted on a large canvas, and usedbroadbrushstrokes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
brush fire
In certain instances there may be localbrushfiresituations.
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Hansard archive
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