Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense brushes, present participle brushing, past tense, past participle brushed
1N-COUNT 刷子;毛刷 A brush is an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair. 刷子;毛刷
We gave him paint and brushes.
我们给了他油漆和几把刷子。
Stains are removed with buckets of soapy water and scrubbing brushes.
污渍是用几桶肥皂水和几把硬毛刷除去的。
...a hair brush.
一把发梳
2VERB (用刷子)刷 If you brush something or brush something such as dirt off it, you clean it or tidy it using a brush. (用刷子)刷
Have you brushed your teeth?. [VERB noun]
你刷牙了吗?
She brushed the powder out of her hair. [VERB noun prep.]
她把头发上的粉末刷掉了。
Using a small brush, he brushed away the fine sawdust. [VERB noun with adv.]
3VERB 用刷子在…上涂(或抹) If you brush something with a liquid, you apply a layer of that liquid using a brush. 用刷子在…上涂(或抹)
Take a sheet of filo pastry and brush it with melted butter. [VERB noun + with]
取一张擀得很薄的油酥面皮,上面刷上一层熔化的牛油。
4VERB 拭;拂;擦 If you brush something somewhere, you remove it with quick light movements of your hands. 拭;拂;擦
He brushed his hair back with both hands. [VERB noun with adv.]
他用两手把头发往后捋。
She brushed away tears as she spoke of him. [VERB noun with adv.]
谈到他时,她拭去了脸上的泪水。
He brushed the snow off the windshield. [VERB noun prep.]
他刮掉了挡风玻璃上的雪。
5V-ERG 擦过;掠过 If one thing brushes against another or if you brush one thing against another, the first thing touches the second thing lightly while passing it. 擦过;掠过
Something brushed against her leg. [VERB prep.]
有什么东西扫了一下她的腿。
I felt her dark brown hair brushing the back of my shoulder. [VERB noun]
我感觉到她深褐色的头发拂过我的肩。
She knelt and brushed her lips softly across Michael's cheek. [VERB noun prep.]
6VERB (从…身边)擦过,掠过 If you brush past someone or brush by them, you almost touch them as you go past them. (从…身边)擦过,掠过 [written]
My father would burst into the kitchen, brushing past my mother. [VERB prep./adv.]
我父亲会紧贴着母亲擦身而过,冲进厨房。
He brushed by with a perfunctory wave to the crowd. [VERB prep./adv.]
他擦身而过,朝人群敷衍地挥了挥手。
7N-COUNT 小冲突;小争论;小摩擦 If you have a brush with someone, you have an argument or disagreement with them. You use brush when you want to make an argument or disagreement sound less serious than it really is. 小冲突;小争论;小摩擦 [vagueness]
My first brush with a headmaster came six years ago. [+ with]
我跟校长的第一次冲突发生在6年前。
It is his third brush with the law in less than a year. [+ with]
9N-UNCOUNT 灌木区;灌木丛Brush is an area of rough open land covered with small bushes and trees. You also use brush to refer to the bushes and trees on this land. 灌木区;灌木丛
...the brush fire that destroyed nearly 500 acres.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + BRUSH | BRUSH + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤stiff, stiff-bristled硬毛刷子◇Scrub the wood thoroughly with water and a stiff brush.用水和硬毛刷子徹底擦洗木頭。➤fine, soft, soft-bristled細毛刷子;軟毛刷子▸➤nylon, wire尼龍/金屬絲刷子▸➤clothes, hair(usually hairbrush) , make-up, paint(usually paintbrush) , pastry, scrub, scrubbing, shaving, toilet, tooth (usually toothbrush)衣刷;髮刷;化妝刷;畫筆;糕點刷;硬毛刷;修面刷;馬桶刷;牙刷VERB + BRUSH➤apply sth with用刷子塗某物◇Apply the paint with a clean brush.用乾淨的刷子塗油漆。➤use, wield用刷子;揮舞刷子➤run用刷子刷◇She ran a brush through her hair.她用髮刷把頭髮刷了一下。➤dip蘸刷子◇She took a can of paint and dipped her brush in it.她取出一罐油漆,將刷子在裏面蘸了蘸。➤clean清潔刷子BRUSH + NOUN➤stroke筆觸◇The artist has used tiny brush strokes.畫家運用纖細的筆觸作畫。PREPOSITION➤with a/the brush用刷子◇Remove all the rust with a wire brush.用金屬絲刷子刷掉所有的銹跡。PHRASES➤a brush and comb, a comb and brush (NAmE) 一套刷子和梳子▸➤a dustpan and brush簸箕和刷子brush
verb¹
1clean with a brush刷乾淨ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤carefully, quickly, slowly仔細刷;迅速刷;慢慢刷▸➤down刷淨◇She hummed happily as she brushed down her coat.她一邊刷外套一邊高興地哼着歌。➤back向後刷◇Her hair was brushed back in a pony tail.她的頭髮梳在後面紮成一個馬尾巴。➤out梳理◇She brushed out her long hair.她梳理了一下長髮。PREPOSITION➤at刷⋯◇Lucille brushed at the blood on his jacket.露西爾刷着他夾克上的血跡。PHRASES➤brush sth clean把⋯刷乾淨brush
verb²
2touch lightly輕觸ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤gently, lightly, softly輕輕掠過▸➤accidentally偶然掠過➤barely幾乎沒有碰觸PREPOSITION➤against輕輕碰觸◇She carefully avoided brushing against the man sitting beside her.她小心翼翼,避免碰到坐在她旁邊的男子。➤by擦身而過◇She brushed by him and dashed up the stairs.她和他擦身而過,衝上樓去。➤past擦身而過◇I hardly noticed the man who brushed past me in the corridor.我幾乎沒注意到走廊上和我擦身而過的那個人。➤with用⋯碰◇He brushed her lips with his.他用唇碰了碰她的唇。
➡ See also the entries for cleanverb and wipe另见clean动词词条和wipe条brush ♦︎ scrub ♦︎ sweep ♦︎ dust ♦︎ comb ♦︎ groomThese words all mean to make sth clean or neat by using a brush, cloth or comb.这些词均表示刷净、擦净或梳理整齐。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to brush / sweep / dust sth off / from sth◆to brush / sweep sth away◆to brush / comb your hair◆to scrub / sweep the floor◆to scrub / dust the table / surfaces◆to brush / scrub / sweep sth clean■brush [transitive] to clean, polish or make sth smooth with a brush; to remove sth from a surface with a brush or your hand(用刷子)刷净,刷亮,刷平顺;(用刷子或手)拂,掸,擦掉◆to brush your hair / teeth / shoes梳头发;刷牙;刷鞋◆The non-slip surface is easy to brush clean.防滑表面很容易刷干净。◆He brushed the dirt off his jacket.他拂掉夹克衫上的灰尘。◆She brushed the fly away.她挥手赶走了苍蝇。▸brush
noun
[singular] ◆to give your hair / teeth a good brush好好梳一梳头发/刷刷牙■scrub(-bb-) [transitive, intransitive] to clean sth by rubbing it hard, often with a brush and usually with soap and water擦洗;刷洗◆She scrubbed the counters down with bleach.她用漂白剂把柜台擦洗干净。◆The woman scrubbed at her face with a tissue.那女人用纸巾擦脸。▸scrub
noun
[singular] ◆I've given the floor a good scrub.我把地板彻底擦洗了一遍。■sweep(swept, swept) [transitive] to clean a room or surface using a broom(= a type of brush with a long handle); to remove sth from a surface with a brush or your hand打扫;清扫;扫除◆to sweep the floor / street / stairs清扫地板/街道/楼梯◆She swept the crumbs into the wastebasket.她把面包屑扫进废纸篓里了。◆He swept the leaves up into a pile.他把树叶扫成了一堆。■dust [intransitive, transitive] to clean furniture or a room by removing dust from surfaces with a cloth; to remove dirt from a surface with your hands or a brush擦去⋯的灰尘;擦灰;掸去;擦去◆I broke the vase while I was dusting.我擦灰时把花瓶打碎了。◆Could you dust the sitting room?你把起居室擦一擦好吗?◆She dusted some ash from her sleeve.她掸去了袖子上的灰。■comb kəʊm; NAmEkoʊm [transitive] to pull a comb through your hair in order to make it neat梳,梳理(头发)◆Don't forget to comb your hair.别忘了梳一下头发。▸comb
noun
[singular] ◆Your hair needs a good comb.你的头发得好好梳理一下。■groomgruːm [transitive] to clean or brush an animal擦洗,刷洗(动物)◆to groom a horse / dog / cat刷洗马/狗/猫▸grooming
noun
[uncountable] ◆Grooming is a vital part of caring for your dog.照看狗的重要一环是给它刷洗。