brush
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they brush | |
he / she / it brushes | |
past simple brushed | |
past participle brushed | |
-ing form brushing |
- [transitive]
to clean, polish or make something smooth with a brush (用刷子)刷净,刷亮,刷平顺 - brush something
to brush your hair/teeth 梳头/刷牙 to brush your shoes 擦鞋 - brush something + adj.
A tiled floor is easy to brush clean. 瓷砖地板容易打扫干净。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- quickly
- slowly
- …
- at
- brush something clean
- brush something
- [transitive, intransitive]
to remove or try to remove something from a place or surface with a brush or with your hand (用刷子或手)拂,掸,擦掉 - brush something + adv./prep.
He brushed the dirt off his jacket. 他拂掉衣服上的灰尘。 He pulled out a handkerchief and brushed away the tears. 他掏出手帕擦去眼泪。 Gail brushed a strand of hair out of her eyes. 盖尔拂去了眼睛里的一缕头发。 She brushed the fly away. 她挥手赶走了苍蝇。 - brush + adv./prep.
Lucille brushed at the blood on his jacket. 露西尔刷着他夹克上的血迹。
Extra ExamplesHe brushed the mud from his coat. 他刷掉了大衣上的泥。 She brushed away her tears. 她擦掉眼泪。 Her hair was brushed back in a pony tail. 她的头发梳在后面扎成一个马尾巴。 She brushed her hair out of her eyes. 她把头发从眼睛里梳了出来。 I brushed the crumbs off the table. 我刷掉了桌子上的面包屑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- quickly
- slowly
- …
- at
- brush something clean
- brush something + adv./prep.
- [transitive]
to put something, for example oil, milk or egg, on something using a brush (用刷子)抹,涂 - [intransitive, transitive]
to touch somebody/something lightly while moving close to them/it 轻擦,掠过(某人/某物) - brush by/past somebody/something
She brushed past him. 她和他擦肩而过。 - brush against somebody/something
His hand accidentally brushed against hers. 他的手无意之中碰了一下她的手。 - brush something
The leaves brushed her cheek. 叶子轻拂着她的面颊。 - brush something with something
He brushed her lips with his. 他轻轻地吻了一下她的嘴唇。
Extra ExamplesI hardly noticed the man who brushed past me in the corridor. 我几乎没注意到走廊上和我擦身而过的那个人。 She brushed by him and dashed up the stairs. 她和他擦身而过,冲上楼去。 She carefully avoided brushing against the man sitting beside her at the table. 她小心翼翼,避免碰到坐在她身旁的男人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gently
- lightly
- softly
- …
- against
- by
- past
- …
- brush by/past somebody/something
Word Originverb Middle English: noun from Old French broisse; verb partly from Old French brosser ‘to sweep’.