- Use the noun brush when you want to refer to a quick, light touch. If you are comforting someone you don't know well, you can give their arm a quick brush to show sympathy.
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- n. 刷子；画笔；灌木丛;
- v. 刷；画；
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1. a paintbrush
画笔
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2. a hairbrush
发刷
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3. a toothbrush
牙刷
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4. to give your teeth a good brush
好好刷一刷牙
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5. the brush of his lips on her cheek
他的嘴唇在她脸上的轻轻一碰
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6. a brush with the law
轻微的触犯法律
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7. to brush your hair/teeth/shoes
刷头发╱牙╱鞋
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8. She brushed past him.
她和他擦肩而过。
- brush (n.1) "instrument consisting of flexible material (bristles, hair, etc.) attached to a handle or stock," late 14c., "dust-sweeper, a brush for sweeping," from Old French broisse, broce "a brush" (13c., Modern French brosse), perhaps from Vulgar Latin *bruscia "a bunch of new shoots" (used to sweep away dust), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *bruskaz "underbrush." Compare brush (n.2). As an instrument for applying paint, late 15c.; as an instrument for playing drums, 1927. Meaning "an application of a brush" is from 1822.
- brush (n.2) "shrubbery, small trees and shrubs of a wood; branches of trees lopped off," mid-14c., from Anglo-French bruce "brushwood," Old North French broche, Old French broce "bush, thicket, undergrowth" (12c., Modern French brosse), from Gallo-Roman *brocia, perhaps from *brucus "heather," or possibly from the same source as brush (n.1).
- brush (n.3) "a skirmish, a light encounter," c. 1400, probably from brush (v.2).
- brush (v.1) late 15c., "to clean or rub (clothing) with a brush," also (mid-15c.) "to beat with a brush," from brush (n.1). Meaning "to move or skim over with a slight contact" is from 1640s. Related: Brushed; brushing. To brush off someone or something, "rebuff, dismiss," is from 1941. To brush up is from c. 1600 as "clean by brushing;" figurative sense of "revive or refresh one's knowledge" of anything is from 1788.
- brush (v.2) "move briskly" especially past or against something or someone, 1670s, from earlier sense "to hasten, rush" (c. 1400); probably from brush (n.2) on the notion of a horse, etc., passing through dense undergrowth (compare Old French brosser "to dash (through woods or thickets)," and Middle English noun brush "charge, onslaught, encounter," mid-14c.). But brush (n.1) probably has contributed something to it, and OED suggests the English word could be all or partly onomatopoeic. Related: Brushed; brushing.
brush ★ / brʌʃ ; NAmE brʌʃ / noun , verb brush brushes brushed brushing noun ★ 1 ★ [countable ] an object made of short stiff hairs (called bristles ) or wires set in a block of wood or plastic, usually attached to a handle. Brushesare used for many different jobs, such as cleaning, painting and tidying your hair. 刷子；毛刷；画笔 ◆ 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。 2 [singular ] an act of brushing 刷 ◆ to give your teeth a good brush 好好刷一刷牙 3 [singular ] a light touch made in passing sth/sb 轻擦；掠过 ◆ the brush of his lips on her cheek 他的嘴唇在她脸上的轻轻一碰 4 [countable ] brushwith sb/sth a short unfriendly meeting with sb; an occasion when you nearly experience sth unpleasant 小冲突；稍有不快的场合 ◆ 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 5 [uncountable ] land covered by small trees or bushes 灌木丛 ◆ a brush fire 灌木丛火 6 [countable ] the tail of a fox 狐狸尾巴 IDIOMsee daft adj. , paint v. , tar v. verb ★ 1 ★ [transitive ] to clean, polish, or make smooth with a brush （用刷子）刷净，刷亮，刷平顺 brushsth ◆ to brush your hair/teeth/shoes 刷头发╱牙╱鞋 brushsth + adj. ◆ A tiled floor is easy to brush clean. 瓷砖地板容易打扫干净。 2 [transitive ] to put sth, for example oil, milk or egg, on sth using a brush （用刷子）抹，涂 brushA with B ◆ Brush the pastry with beaten egg. 用刷子把打匀的鸡蛋抹在油酥面团上。 brushB over A ◆ Brush beaten egg over the pastry. 用刷子把打匀的鸡蛋抹在油酥面团上。 3 ★ [transitive ] brushsth + adv./prep. to remove sth from a surface with a brush or with your hand （用刷子或手）拂，掸，擦掉 ◆ 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。 4 [intransitive , transitive ] to touch sb/sth lightly while moving close to them/it 轻擦，掠过（某人╱某物） brushagainst/by/past sb/sth ◆ 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。 brushsth ◆ The leaves brushed her cheek. 叶子轻拂着她的面颊。 brushsth with sth ◆ He brushed her lips with his. 他轻轻地吻了一下她的嘴唇。 PHRASAL VERBS ˌbrush sb/sth↔aˈside to ignore sb/sth; to treat sb/sth as unimportant 不理会某人╱某物；漠视 SYN dismiss ◆ He brushed aside my fears. 他不理会我的恐惧。 ˌbrush sb/yourself ˈdown ( BrE) = brush sb/yourself off ˌbrush sth↔ˈdown to clean sth by brushing it 刷干净 ◆ to brush a coat/horse down 把外套╱马刷干净 ˌbrush ˈoff to be removed by brushing 被刷掉；被拂去 ◆ Mud brushes off easily when it is dry. 泥巴干了容易刷掉。 ˌbrush sb↔ˈoff to rudely ignore sb or refuse to listen to them 不理睬某人；打发 ◆ She brushed him off impatiently. 她不耐烦地把他打发走了。 ☞related noun brush-off ˌbrush sb/yourself ˈoff ( BrE ˌbrush sb/yourself ˈdown ) to make sb/yourself tidy, especially after you have fallen, by brushing your clothes, etc. with your hands 掸净某人╱自己，拂去衣服上的灰尘（尤指跌倒后） ˌbrush sth↔ˈup | ˌbrush ˈup on sth to quickly improve a skill, especially when you have not used it for a time 奋起直追（重温生疏了的技术等） ◆ 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。 brush / brʌʃ ; NAmE brʌʃ /
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