brush /brʌʃ/ ► SEE ALLbrush against/by/past sb/sthbrush sb/sth asidebrush sth away (from sth)brush by sb/sthbrush sb/yourself down brush sth down brush offbrush sth offbrush sb off brush sb/yourself offbrush sth offbrush sth outbrush past sb/sthbrush sth upbrush up on sth ●ˌbrush aˈgainst/ˈby/ˈpast sb/sthto touch sb/sth lightly when you move close to them/it轻触；掠过◆The cat brushed against Alison’s leg. 那只猫蹭了蹭艾莉森的腿。◆He brushed by / past me and ran out. 他和我擦肩而过，跑了出去。[v + prep]●ˌbrush sb/sth aˈside1.to push sb/sth to one side把…推到一边◆She brushed a strand of hair aside. 她把一绺头发捋开。2.to refuse to listen to sb/sth or treat them/it as important不听；漠视；对…不以为然◆He brushed my protests aside and paid the bill. 他不顾我的反对，把账单付了。◆Every time I try to explain, you brush me aside. 每次我要解释，你都不理睬我。SYNwave sth aside/away, dismiss sb/sth ➡ see also brush sb off (1)brush sth off (2)[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌbrush sth aˈway (from sth)1.to remove sth from a surface with a brush, your hand, etc.掸去；擦掉◆She brushed a stray hair away from her face. 她拂开脸上的一缕散发。OBJtears, hair, dust2.to ignore an idea, a thought, etc. because you do not want to think about it or you think it is not important忽视；对…置之不理◆She quickly brushed the idea away. 她立刻把这个想法抛到脑后。SYNdismiss sth[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌbrush ˈby sb/sth➡brush against/by/past sb/sth●ˌbrush sb/yourself ˈdown (especially BrE) to clean sb/yourself by brushing their/your clothes with your hand, especially after they/you have fallen（尤指跌倒后）拂去…衣服上的尘土；掸干净◆She stood up and brushed herself down. 她站起来，拍去身上的灰尘。➡ see also brush sb/yourself off[v + n/pron + adv]●ˌbrush sth ˈdown (especially BrE) to clean sth by brushing it thoroughly刷干净◆Brush your coat down to get the mud off. 把你外套上的泥巴刷刷干净。◆The children were taught how to brush down their ponies. 大人教孩子们如何把他们的小马刷干净。OBJcoat, skirt, etc.➡ see also brush sth off (1)[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌbrush ˈoff●ˌbrush sth ˈoffif mud, dust, etc. brushes off, or you brush it off, it is removed by brushing（被）刷去，拂去◆Don’t worry about the mud—it’ll brush off easily when it’s dry. 那些泥巴不用操心——干了一刷就会掉的。◆We were able to brush the dirt off quite easily. 我们很容易就把灰尘掸掉了。[v + adv][v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌbrush sb ˈoff (informal) 1.to refuse to listen to sb; to ignore sb in a rude or unkind way不理睬；（毫不客气地）漠视◆He tried to explain to her, but she brushed him off impatiently. 他要向她解释，可她很不耐烦，对他爱搭不理。SYNrebuff sb (formal) ➡ see also brush sb/sth aside (2)2.to get rid of sb打发走◆She couldn’t brush Roger off after the party. 聚会之后她没法把罗杰打发走。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]▸ˈbrush-off
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[singular] (informal) rude or unkind behaviour that shows you do not want to be friendly不理睬；不友好◆They’re just trying to give me the brush-off. 他们就是想要冷落我。●ˌbrush sb/yourself ˈoffto clean sb/yourself by brushing their/your clothes quickly with your hand拂去…衣服上的灰尘；掸干净 ➡ see also brush sb/yourself down[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌbrush sth ˈoff1.to clean sth quickly by brushing it刷净；拂净◆He picked up his hat and brushed it off quickly. 他捡起帽子，马上把它掸干净。➡ see also brush sth down2.to refuse to listen to, discuss or accept sth不理睬；拒绝接受；对…置之不理◆Roberts brushed off allegations of corruption. 罗伯茨不理会对他贪污的指控。◆She brushed off offers of help from her friends. 朋友们主动提出帮忙，她拒绝了。➡ see also brush sb/sth aside (2)[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌbrush sth ˈout1.to brush sth, especially hair, thoroughly to remove knots or to make it straighter梳理（头发等）◆She brushed out her hair, washed her face and got into bed. 她梳好头，洗好脸，就上床了。OBJhair2. ( ˌbrush sth ˈout of sth) to remove knots, etc. from your hair by brushing梳开（头发的缠结等）◆It took half an hour to brush out all the tangles in his hair. 用了半个小时才梳开他的一头乱发。OBJtangles, knots[v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv]2also[v + n/pron + adv + prep]●ˌbrush ˈpast sb/sth➡brush against/by/past sb/sth●ˌbrush sth ˈup●ˌbrush ˈup on sth (especially BrE) to study or practise sth in order to get back the skill or knowledge that you had in the past but have not used for some time重温，复习（生疏了的技能或知识）◆I need to brush up my computer skills. 我需要重新捡起我的计算机技能。◆You should brush up on your French before you go to France. 去法国之前，你得温习一下法语。OBJskills, French/English, etc. SYNpolish sth up, review sth (especially NAmE) , revise sth (BrE) NOTENot used in the passive.不用于被动语态。[v + adv + n][v + pron + adv][v + n + adv] (less frequent) [v + adv + prep]