Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense brooks, past tense, past participle brooking, present participle brooked
1N-COUNT 小溪;小河 A brook is a small stream. 小溪;小河
SYN stream, burn [Scottish, Northern England], rivulet, gill [dialect]
2VERB 容许,忍受(他人的干预或反对) If someone in a position of authority will brook no interference or opposition, they will not accept any interference or opposition from others. 容许,忍受(他人的干预或反对)
From childhood on, she'd had a plan of action, one that would brook no interference. [VERB noun]
从孩提时代起,她就有了一个行动计划,而且是个不容他人干预的计划。
The army will brook no weakening of its power. [VERB noun]