brushing
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A brush is an object that has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for making your hair neat. 畫筆; 刷子
We gave him paint and brushes. 我們給了他顔料和畫筆。
Stains are removed with buckets of soapy water and scrubbing brushes. 汙點用一桶桶的肥皂水和擦洗的刷子除掉了。
2. V-T If you brush something or brush something such as dirt off it, you clean it or make it neat using a brush. 刷; 梳理
Have you brushed your teeth?
你刷過牙了嗎？
She brushed the powder out of her hair. 她把粉末從頭發(fā)中梳掉。
3. N-SING Brush is also a noun. 刷; 梳理
I gave it a quick brush with my hairbrush. 我用發(fā)刷對它進行了一番迅速的梳理。
4. V-T If you brush something with a liquid, you apply a layer of that liquid using a brush. 用…塗刷
Brush the dough with beaten egg yolk. 在生麪團上刷一層打好的蛋黃。
5. V-T If you brush something somewhere, you remove it with quick light movements of your hands. (用手) 輕輕拭去
He brushed his hair back with both hands. 他用雙手把頭發(fā)輕輕地捋到後麪去。
She brushed away tears as she spoke of him. 她在談起他的時候輕輕拭去眼淚。
6. V-T/V-I 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. 輕輕擦過
Something brushed against her leg. 有什麼東西輕輕從她腿上擦過。
I felt her dark brown hair brushing the back of my shoulder. 我感覺到她深褐色的頭發(fā)輕輕拂過我的肩後。
7. N-COUNT If you have a brush with a particular situation, usually an unpleasant one, you almost experience it. 擦肩而過
...the trauma of a brush with death. …與死神擦肩而過後的創(chuàng)傷。
8. N the bushy tail of a fox, often kept as a trophy after a hunt, or of certain breeds of dog (作爲狩獵戰(zhàn)利品的)狐貍尾巴; 某些品種的狗的尾巴
9. N-UNCOUNT 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. 灌木叢地帶; 灌木叢
...the brush fire that destroyed nearly 500 acres. …燒燬了近五百英畝的灌木叢火災(zāi)。
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