及物动词
名词
1. 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.
2. （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.
3. 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.
4. 拭；拂；擦
If you brush something somewhere, you remove it with quick light movements of your hands.
5. 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.
6. （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.
7. 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.
8. 触及；碰到；险些遭遇
If you have a brush with a particular situation, usually an unpleasant one, you almost experience it.
9. 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.
10. see also: broad-brush;nail brush
11. tarred with the same brush - see tar
1. contact with something dangerous or undesirable
e.g. I had a brush with danger on my way to work
he tried to avoid any brushes with the police
2. the act of brushing your hair
e.g. he gave his hair a quick brush
Synonym: brushing
3. the act of brushing your teeth
e.g. the dentist recommended two brushes a day
Synonym: brushing
4. a minor short-term fight
Synonym: clashencounterskirmish
5. a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
6. an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
7. conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
8. momentary contact
Synonym: light touch
9. a dense growth of bushes