bruiser

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bruised by the defeat. A!&f£ftfejn W IfgA'AA^^o

►                bruised adj. :  He suffered badly bruised ribs in the

crash.      0 bruised fruit it

$5##^ 0 a bruised ego $b$j$S g #>l> bruis-ing noun [U] :        She suffered severe bruising, but no bones were

broken.    .fI#f&7G£F „ 0 internal bruising

1*1 f^J — see also bruising adj.

* noun 1 a blue, brown or purple mark that appears on the skin after sb has fallen, been hit, etc.#|jt; it

ffj: to be covered in bruises #### 0 cuts and bruises Ifrj P        note at injure 2 a mark on a fruit or

vegetable where it is damaged (

bruiser /'bru:za(r)/ noun (informal) a large strong aggressive man

bruis-ing /'bruizro/ adj. difficult and unpleasant, mak­ing you feel tired or weak # A H M ffl W: a bruising meeting/experience 4-AA:® zHJ>(;

bruit /brurt/ verb [VN] - sth (about) (formal) to spread a piece of news widely ff , ifc if ( fit S ) :     This

rumour has been bruited about for years.   El#

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Brum mie /'brAmi/ noun (BrE, informal) a person from the city of Birmingham in England (  A

►                Brum mie adj.: a Brummie accent ft BJft P 1=f brunch /brxntj/ noun [C, U] a meal that you eat in the

late morning as a combination of breakfast and lunch

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bru nette /brui'net/ noun a white-skinned woman with dark brown hair If       W 6 A£ A

brunt /brAnt/ noun IT»TOI bear, take, etc. the brunt of

sth to receive the main force of sth unpleasant

i.lcJ±A; ■§": Schools will bear the brunt of cuts in government spending.

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brushes

paintbrushes nail brush ffi'J        5 lil^l

broom £]# hairbrush         toothbrush A®]

 

brush O-pr /brAJ7 noun, verb

■ noun 1 [C] an object made of short stiff hairs (called bristles) or wires set in a block of wood or plastic, usually attached to a handle. Brushes are used for many different jobs, such as cleaning, painting and tidying your hair. JS?!)^; ^$ij; a paintbrush

o a hairbrush o a toothbrush 5f fiij o brush strokes (= the marks left by a brush when painting)

0 a dustpan and brush ^ fn |jij A 0 Apply the paint with a fine brush.      2 [sing.] an act of

brushing IjjiJ: to give your teeth a good brush      —

@] jA 3 [sing.] a light touch made in passing sth/sb $£ W;       the brush of his lips on her cheek ffe

W. 4 [C] ~ with sb/sth a short unfriendly meeting with sb; an occasion when you nearly experi­ence sth unpleasant /ft ; fit ^ A 'ft (ft ^ 'n : She had a nasty brush with her boss this morning.        Jlffl

^      31! o o In his job he’s had frequent