brushes

1. [C]刷子; 画笔; 毛笔 an instrument with bristles, wire, hair, etc., for cleaning, scrubbing, etc.
2. [S]擦,吹拂; 刷 an act of brushing; a quick light touch
3. [C]小冲突,小争执,小摩擦 a short fight or disagreement

1. vt. & vi. 擦; 刷 rub with a brush
2. vt. & vi. 轻触,掠过 touch lightly against (sb/sth) in passing

• apply a brush to用刷子刷…
• attach brush附加刷子
• clean a brush把刷子弄干净
• make brushes制作刷子
• manufacture brushes制作刷子
• need a brush需要刷一下,需要一把刷子
• use a brush使用刷子
• give it another brush润色,加工一下
• give one's hat a brush把帽子刷一刷
• give one's suit a quick brush把衣服很快地刷一下
• give sb the/a brush〈俚〉冷落某人,与某人断绝关系
• give shoes a brush把鞋子刷一下
• give sth a good brush把某物好好刷一下
• give the carpet a hard brush用力刷地毯

• aboriginal brush原生灌木丛
• antistatic brush抗静电刷
• Chinese brush毛笔
• dangerous brush危险的灌木丛
• fragrant brush带香味的笔
• magic brush神笔
• potent brush有力的笔
• profound brush深奥的画笔
• ragged brush参差不齐的灌木丛
• skillful brush熟练的画笔
• stunted brush低矮的灌木丛
• tangled brush缠绕的灌木丛
• writing brush毛笔

• boot brush鞋刷
• bottle brush瓶刷
• clothes brush衣刷
• hair brush梳子
• laundry brush洗衣刷
• scrubbing〔scrub〕 brush硬毛刷子
• shaving brush修面刷
• shoe brush鞋刷
• tooth brush牙刷

• brush ability运笔自如
• brush box刷盒
• brush burn擦伤
• brush collector集电刷
• brush finish粉刷
• brush pencil画笔
• brush treatment涂刷处理
• brush wheel刷轮
• brush wood砍下的树枝
• brush work绘画

• at a brush一举
• at the first brush最初的一击
• from the same brush出自同一手笔
• draw with a brush用画笔画画
• paint with a brush用刷子涂漆
• write with a brush用毛笔写字

• narrow brush with death差一点丢掉性命的遭遇
• brush with enemy与敌人的遭遇战
• brush with neighbour与邻居的小冲突
• the first serious brush with the issue第一次认真触及这一争端
• brush with the police与警察发生的冲突

• brush bookshelf刷书架
• brush box刷箱子
• brush chair刷椅子
• brush cheek拂过脸颊
• brush coat刷大衣
• brush face吹脸
• brush floor扫地
• brush hair梳头发
• brush nail刷指甲
• brush paint刷漆
• brush shaving刷面
• brush shoes刷鞋
• brush teeth刷牙
• brush wall刷墙

• brush aimlessly无目的地刷
• brush effectively有效地画
• brush gently轻轻地刷
• brush hastily匆忙地刷
• brush interminably没完没了地刷
• brush lightly轻轻擦过
• brush monotonously单调地画
• brush nervously紧张地刷
• brush skillfully熟练地画
• brush slowly慢慢拂过
• brush tenderly轻轻地刷
• brush vigorously强有力地擦过
• brush vivaciously有生气地画
• brush aside不理,不顾,无视,漠视
• brush difficulties aside不顾困难
• brush objections aside不顾反对意见
• brush opposition aside漠视反抗
• brush the snow aside扫雪
• brush away刷去,拂去,无视,漠视
• brush away a fly with one's hand用手赶走苍蝇
• brush away the dust拂去灰尘
• brush away tears拭去眼泪
• brush down刷下来,刷净,责骂
• brush down one's skirt把裙子刷干净
• brush off刷去,拂去,跑脱,逃掉
• brush dirt off把灰尘刷掉
• brush off the dust拂去灰尘
• brush off sb's questions对某人提的问题不予理睬
• brush over轻刷,轻轻地上色
• brush up重新学习,复习,改进,润饰
• brush up against轻轻触到,遇到
• brush up one's act检点自己的行为
• brush up one's article修改稿子
• brush up one's English重新复习英语

• brush against擦,碰
• brush with a pencil用铅笔绘画

brush plating[化]刷镀

brush up复习；提高；擦光

carbon brush碳刷

paint brush漆刷，涂漆刷，油漆刷

tooth brush牙刷

brush up on复习，温习；重温

brush past擦过

brush tool画笔工具；刷子工具

writing brush毛笔

wire brush钢丝刷

brush painting毛笔画

hair brush发刷，毛刷

brush teeth刷牙

brush off刷去；丢弃；脱落

brush stroke笔触，绘画的技巧；画笔描边

brush pen n. 毛笔

brush roller毛刷辊；毛刷罗拉，滚筒刷

lip brush唇刷；口红刷

toilet brush马桶刷

brush away v. 刷去

1. He painted the wall with a brush.
   他用刷子涂墙。
2. The painter swept a brush over his canvas.
   画家的画笔在画布上飞掠。
3. I'll give my coat a good brush.
   我要把我的衣服好好刷一下。

1. Let's burn off the rest of the brush.
   让我们把剩下的灌木丛清除掉。

1. He had a brush with his neighbour.
   他和邻居发生了一点摩擦。
2. She has a nasty brush with her boss this morning.
   今天早晨她跟老板大吵了一顿。

1. We should brush our teeth at least twice a day.
   我们每天应该至少刷两次牙。
2. The light wind gently brushed her cheek.
   微风轻拂着她的脸颊。
3. She is scouring the floor with a brush.
   她正在用刷子擦地板。
4. I'll have to give my shoes a brush.
   我必须把我的鞋擦一下。
5. He brushed the dust off his clothes.
   他掸掉衣服上的灰尘。

1. Don't bother to move.I think I can just brush past.
   不必麻烦动了,我想我能擦身挤过去。
2. A cat brushed against her leg in the darkness.
   黑暗中,一只猫蹭着了她的腿。