名詞 brush:

1. a dense growth of bushes
   同義詞：brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket
2. an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
3. momentary contact
   同義詞：light touch
4. conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
5. a minor short-term fight
   同義詞：clash, encounter, skirmish
6. the act of brushing your teeth
   同義詞：brushing
7. the act of brushing your hair
   同義詞：brushing
8. contact with something dangerous or undesirable

動(dòng)詞 brush:

1. rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
2. touch lightly and briefly
3. clean with a brush
4. sweep across or over
   同義詞：sweep
5. remove with or as if with a brush
6. cover by brushing

1. He's very keen on her but she's always brushing him off.
   他非常喜愛她，但她總是不理睬他。
2. The enemy brushed aside our defences.
   敵人沖破了我們的防御工事。
3. A cat brushed against her leg in the darkness.
   黑暗中，一只貓蹭著了她的腿。
4. He brushed aside my objections to his plan.
   我反對(duì)他的計(jì)劃，他不予理會(huì)。
5. The light wind gently brushed her cheek.
   微風(fēng)輕拂著她的臉頰。
6. I must brush up my English before I go to London.
   去倫敦之前，我必須好好溫習(xí)一下英文。
7. I'll give my coat a good brush.
   我要把我的衣服好好刷一下。

brush

n.（名詞）

A device consisting of bristles fastened into a handle, used in scrubbing, polishing, or painting.
刷子；畫筆：把剛毛綁牢在一根手柄上，可作擦洗、上光或繪畫之用
The act of using this device.
用刷子刷；用筆畫：使用這種裝置的行為
A light touch in passing; a graze.
輕觸；輕拂
A bushy tail:
毛茸茸的尾巴：
例句：
the brush of a fox.
一只狐貍的毛茸茸的尾巴

A sliding connection completing a circuit between a fixed and a moving conductor.
電刷：連接一個(gè)固定的導(dǎo)體和移動(dòng)的導(dǎo)體，使電路通暢的滑動(dòng)物體
A snub; a brushoff.
冷落；斷然拒絕
v.（動(dòng)詞）
brushed,brush.ing,brush.es
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）

To clean, polish, or groom with a brush.
用刷子清洗，擦亮，刷
To apply with or as if with motions of a brush.
用刷子涂抹
To remove with or as if with motions of a brush.
拭去，除去
To dismiss abruptly or curtly:
不客氣地打發(fā)走，把…撇在一邊：
例句：
brushed the matter aside; brushed an old friend off.
把事情擱在一邊不予理睬；不理會(huì)老朋友

To touch lightly in passing; graze against.
經(jīng)過時(shí)輕觸；輕擦
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To use or apply a brush.
刷，拂拭
To move past something so as to touch it lightly.
擦過，掠過

<常用詞組>brush up
To refresh one`s memory.
重溫，再練
To renew a skill.
更新技術(shù)，改善
來源：
Middle English brusshe
中古英語(yǔ) brusshe
from Old French brosse [brushwood, brush] * see brush 2
源自 古法語(yǔ) brosse [灌木叢，灌木] *參見 brush2

【引伸】
brush.er
n.（名詞）
brush.y
adj.（形容詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>brush,flick,glance,graze,shave,skimThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to make light and momentary contact with something in passing.:
這些動(dòng)詞共同的主要意義是：.經(jīng)過時(shí)與物體輕微短暫地接觸一下.：
例句：
her arm brushing mine;
她的胳膊輕輕地碰了一下我的胳膊；

例句：
flicked the paper with his finger;
用他的手指輕輕撣了一下紙；

例句：
an arrow that glanced off the tree;
掠過那棵樹的箭；

例句：
a knife blade grazing the countertop;
輕輕擦著廚房里工作臺(tái)面的刀刃；

例句：
a taxi that shaved the curb;
輕輕挨著路緣行駛的出租車；

例句：
an oar skimming the surface of the pond.
劃過池塘水面的槳


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brush
brush 2

n.（名詞）

A dense growth of bushes or shrubs.
灌木叢，小樹叢
Land covered by such a growth.
叢林地帶
Cut or broken branches.
砍下或斷落的樹枝

來源：
Middle English brusshe
中古英語(yǔ) brusshe
from Old French brosse [brushwood]
源自 古法語(yǔ) brosse [灌木叢]
from Vulgar Latin *bruscia
源自 俗拉丁語(yǔ) *bruscia
perhaps from Latin bruscum [knot on a maple]
可能源自 拉丁語(yǔ) bruscum [槭樹上的節(jié)疤]

【引伸】
brush.y
adj.（形容詞）

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brush
brush 3

n.（名詞）
A brief, often hostile or alarming encounter:
小沖突：短暫，但通常帶有敵意或警告性的接觸：
例句：
a brush with the law; a brush with death.
輕微的犯法行為；觸及死亡

來源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from brushen [to hasten, rush]
源自 brushen [趕緊，沖]
probably from brusshe [brush] * see brush
可能源自 brusshe [小爭(zhēng)吵] *參見 brush