brushes with death.他在工作中常常与死神擦肩而过。◊ a brush with the 〖aw 轻微的触犯法律 5 [U] land covered by small trees or bushes 灌未么：a brush fire 6 [C] the tail of a fox.狐狸尾巴 see daft adj., paint

v., tar v.

■ verb 1 to clean, polish, or make smooth with a brush (用刷子）刷漆，刷^，刷平顺：[VN] to brush your hafr/teeth/shoes 刷头发 / 牙 / 鞋◊ [VN-ADJ] A tiZedyioor is easy to brush dean.鮝蛉地板容易扫千净。2 [VN]〜A with B | 〜B over A to put sth，for example oil, milk or egg, on sth using a brush (用刷子）抹，涂：Brush the pastry with beaten egg•用刷子把打匀的鸡蛋抹在油酥面 团土。◊ Brush beaten e怒 over the past7y.用刷子把打勻 的鸡蛋抹在油酥面团上。3 [VN to remove

sth' from a surface with a brush or with your hand’（用 刷子或手）拂，掸，擦掉：He brushed the dirt his jacket.他拂掉衣服上的灰变_v .◊ She brushed t/ie /fy away.她挥手赶走了苍蝇。4 〜（against/by/past) sb/sth to touch sb/sth lightly while moving close to them/it 轻 擦，掠过（某人/ 某私）：[V] she brushed past him•她 和他擦肩而过。◊ His hand accidentaHy brushed against hers.他的手无意之中碰了一下她的手。◊ [VN] 77ie leaves bmshed her c/ieefc.叶子轻拂她的齒颠。◊ He brushed her lips with his•他轻轻地吻了一下她的嘴唇。

.brush sb/sth*-*a'side to ignore sb/sth; to treat sb/sth as unimportant不理会某人/某物；漠视HEI dismiss ： He. Crushed aside my /ears.他不理'.舍•■我的 恐惧。brush sb/yourself down (g/f) = brush sb^ yourself off .brush sth<-'down to clean sth by brushing it 刷干to brush a coat/horse down 把外套 / 马刷千净.brush 'off to be removed by brushing 被 刷掉；被拂去：Mud brushes oj5F easily when it is dry. 泥巴年了容易刷掉。，brush sb—'off to rudely ignore sb or refuse to listen: to them 不理睬某人；打发：She brushed him oj^impatientZy.施不耐烦地€他打发走了。 —related noun brush-off .brush sb/yourself 'off to make sb/yourself tidy, especially after you have fallen, by brushing your ...clothes, etc. with your hands 掸净某 /v /自己，拂去衣服上的灰尘K尤指摔跤后）>msh sth— 'up | .brush 'up on sth to quickly improve a skill, especially when you have not.used.it for a time 快速提 高；重温(生疏亍的技术等）：J must brush up on my Spanish be/ore J go to SeviHe•我去塞维利亚之前i定得存 好温习我的西班牙语。

brush-back /'brAjbaBk/ noun (in baseball a fast pitch .(= throw) that is aimed close to the batter’s body .so they have to —step back to avoid it ..(迫使击球手

退避的）近身球

brush-off noun [sing.] (informal) rude or unfriendly behaviour that shows that a person is not interested in sb 漠视；不理睬：PauZ asfced rara out to dinner but she gave Mm the brush-ojgf：保罗邀请塔拉外出吃饭，但遭到

拒绝_。

brush-wood /'brAXwod/ noun [U] small broken or dead branches of trees，often used to make fires (常指当■■柴

火用的)断树枝，枯树枝

brush-work /'brA^waik; NAmE -W3：rk/ noun [u] the particular way in which an artist uses a brush to paint

(画家的）笔触，画法丨

brusque /bruisk; brusk; NAmE brAsk/ adj. using very few words and sounding rude 寡言两关;礼的S221 abrupt, curt： The doctor spoke in a brusque tone. S ^£_不客气地简单说7*九'个字。► brusque.丨y Wv.: ‘What’s your name?’ he asfced brusquely/ . 你叫弁，各矣字？^f ”他 唐突地问道。brusque.r»ess now/? [y]

Brus-sels sprout /^rAslz 'spraut/ (also Brussel sprout, sprout) noun a small round green vegetable like a very small cabbage 汤菜；抱子甘蓝一picture o page Ri8 bmt /bru;t/ (of sparkling wine 发泡葡萄酒} having a very dry taste干的；不甜的 bru-tal /’bru:tl/ at/). 1 violent and cruel 残暴的；兽:性 的：a brutal attadc/murder/rape/fciHing 野淦的&击 / 谋 杀:./ 强奸 / 杀害 2 direct and clear about sth unpleasant; not thinking of people’s feelings 直截了当的；‘酷的： With brutal honesty she told him she did not love him. M m冷酷地直接告诉俾，她不爱他。► bru.tal.ity/bru:_tael3ti/ noun [u, C] {pi. -ies) ： ^ruta取y 警察:粗暴々l斑e

brutaHries 〇/ war 战拳的残酷 bru.taMy /-tali/ fldv.: