brush

brush¹
noun

an implement with a handle, consisting of bristles, hair, or wire set into a block, used for cleaning or scrubbing, applying a liquid or powder to a surface, arranging the hair, or other purposes
刷子，毛刷，梳子，画笔
a shaving brush.
修面刷。
■an act or sweeping, applying, or arranging with such an implement or with one's hand
刷，掸，拂
he gave the seat a brush.
他把座位掸了掸。
■(一般作 brushes)a thin stick set with long wire bristles, used to make a soft hissing sound on drums or cymbals
刷子（用于鼓，钹等打击乐器，以发出嘶嘶的声音）
■the bushy tail of a fox
狐狸尾巴
a slight and fleeting touch
轻拂，轻抹，轻擦
the lightest brush of his lips against her cheek.
他在她的面颊上轻柔地吻了一下。
■a brief and typically unpleasant or unwelcome encounter with someone or something
短暂的遭遇；不愉快（或不受欢迎的接触）
a brush with death.
与死神擦肩而过。
a piece of carbon or metal serving as an electrical contact with a moving part in a motor or alternator
电刷
[mass noun](Austral. informal)girls or women, especially when regarded sexually. (see tail)
(澳非正式)（性感的）女人（或女孩）
‘Beer first, brush later.’.
“先喝啤酒，再玩女人”。

verb

[with obj. and adverbial]remove (dust or dirt) by sweeping or scrubbing
擦掉（泥巴），掸去（灰尘）
we'll be able to brush the mud off easily.
我们将很容易就能把泥巴擦掉。
he brushed himself down.
他把自己身上的灰尘拍干净。
■[with obj.]use a brush or one's hand to remove dust or dirt from (something)
（用刷子或手将灰尘）从…上拂去（或刷掉）
she brushed down her best coat.
她把自己最好的那件外套刷了刷。
■[with obj.]clean (one's teeth) by scrubbing with a brush
刷（牙）
■[with obj.]arrange (one's hair) by running a brush through it
梳（头）
■[with obj.]apply a liquid to (a surface) with a brush
涂液体于（表面）
brush the potatoes with oil.
把油涂在土豆上。
■apply (a liquid or substance) to a surface
涂（液体或物质）于面上
a coat of French polish was brushed over the repair.
在修补过的地方涂了一层法国上光漆。
[no obj.]touch lightly and gently
轻触
stems of grass brush against her legs.
草秆儿轻轻地碰触着她的腿。
■(brush past)touch fleetingly and in passing
轻擦，轻拂，轻抹
she brushed past him to leave the room.
离开房间时她轻轻地碰了他一下。
■[with obj.]push (something) away with a quick movement of the hand
推开，拂开
she brushed a wisp of hair away from her face.
她把垂在脸上的一绺头发拂开。
■[with obj.](brush something aside)dismiss something curtly and confidently
不理，不顾
he brushed aside attacks on his policies.
他不理会对他的政策的攻击。
■[with obj.](brush someone/thing off)dismiss in an abrupt, contemptuous way
漠视，置之不理
the president brushed off a reporter's question about terrorism.
总统对一名记者关于恐怖主义的提问置之不理。

派生
brushless
adjective

(chiefly technical)
(主技)
a brushless motor.
不带电刷的发动机。

brush-like
adjective
语源

Middle English : noun (except sense 4) from Old French broisse; verb partly from Old French brosser 'to sweep'

继承用法
brush someone back

(Baseball, informal)(of a pitcher) force a batter to step back to avoid being hit by a ball pitched close to the body
(棒球非正式)（投球手）迫使击球手后退以免被投出的近身球击中

brush up on (或 brush something up)

improve one's previously good knowledge of or skill at a particular thing
温习，复习
brush up on your telephone skills.
温习一下你给人打电话的技巧。

brush²
noun

[mass noun](chiefly N. Amer. & Austral./NZ)undergrowth, small trees, and shrubs
(主北美，主澳／新西兰)下层丛林，矮灌木丛
■land covered with such growth
灌木丛林地
■(N. Amer.)cut brushwood
(北美)砍下（或断下）的树枝，柴枝
■(Austral./NZ)dense forest
(澳/新西兰)密林

语源

Middle English : from Old French broce, perhaps based on Latin bruscum, denoting an excrescence on a maple

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