rushes with death. \t&0 a brush with the law $£lK(ftMTEA.^ 5 [U] land covered by small trees or bushes a brush fire ;i? AAA

6 [C] the tail of a fox EIEM E ITST?71 see daft adj., paint v., tar v.

■ verb 1 to clean, polish, or make smooth with a brush ( ffi ©I 7 ) IP1] <7 ■ IP!] % , ipp T'llffi :        [VN] to brush your

hair/teeth/shoes ||ij / A / H 0 [VN-ADJ] A tiled floor is easy to brush clean. Igfif iMWJliTfiffo 2 [VN] ~ A with B | ~ B over A to put sth, for example oil, milk or egg, on sth using a brush ( hUBBA )   Brush the

pastry with beaten egg. /hWAJEJTAl IQ ± o 0 Brush beaten egg over the pastry, hi ©J 7 JEfTAl 24 31 TE M ® @3 Jt o 3 [VN +adv./prep.] to remove sth from a surface with a brush or with your hand ( Jf] IJf ) $>, W,       He brushed the dirt off his

jacket,     A1M ± (ft A o 0 She brushed the fly

away. £fe}f AS ^7^417 4 ~ (against/by/past) sb/sth to touch sb/sth lightly while moving close to them/it $£ li, ( 3£A/  ) : [V] She brushed past him. M

o His hand accidentally brushed against hers. ^(ftAAl^A^Tf-^AMKlAo o [VN] The leaves brushed her cheek. \tf      W\M <, O He brushed

her lips with his. \t S $£ 3     7 — AM ift <91 B „

HTCEIfl .brush sb/sth—a'side to ignore sb/sth; to treat sb/sth as unimportant \j% M M A / ; 1M U BCd

dismiss : He brushed aside my fears, it       (ft

iS'Hro .brush sb/yourself down (BrE) = brush sb/ yourself off .brush sth—down to clean sth by brushing it JgiJ7T7: to brush a coat/horse down       /

.brush 'off to be removed by brushing ft |!ij 5$-; S A: Mud brushes off easily when it is dry. iGf    .brush sb—off to rudely ignore sb

or refuse to listen to them A 3B7^ A; JT % :      She

brushed him off impatiently. MAllfMifeJEflkJT&^E To — 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 A / SB, ( XmmfB ) .brush sth-

up | .brush 'up on sth to quickly improve a skill, especially when you have not used it for a time ft; ItiU ( AiftT(ftSA# ) : I must brush up on my Spanish before I go to Seville. A A H T1] 3E A fj A % £?

brush-back /'brAjbaek/ noun (in baseball f$3) a fast pitch (= throw) that is aimed close to the batter’s body so they have to step back to avoid it (

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'brush-off noun [sing.] (informal) rude or unfriendly behaviour that shows that a person is not interested in sb MIS; A3BA Paul asked Tara out to dinner but she gave him the brush-off. ^ ilii    tH , fill I1)

brush-wood /'brAjwod/ noun [U] small broken or dead branches of trees, often used to make fires ( If/ Tf A ^

brush-work /'brAjwark; NAmE -W3irk/ noun [u] the particular way in which an artist uses a brush to paint

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brusque /bruisk; brusk; NAmE brAsk/ adj. using very few words and sounding rude % pf M A TL (ft EHM abrupt, curt ; The doctor spoke in a brusque tone. M AA& Ai&ffiWT  ► brusque ly adv.: ‘What’s

your name?’ he asked brusquely. “ jfo bl| f\- A 7 ? ” ftk brusqueness noun [U]

Brus sels sprout /.brAslz 'spraut/ (also Brussel sprout, sprout) noun a small round green vegetable like a very small cabbage ffiM; tfi 71T$l — picture o page Ri8

brut /bru:t/ adj. (of sparkling wine Ai^fj^l/S) having a very dry taste AW; ASt^

bru tal /'bruitl/ adj. 1 violent and cruel JUMft;

(ft: a brutal attack/murder/rape/killing if 5*71)A / A A / IIS / Air 2 direct and clear about sth unpleasant; not thinking of people’s feelings Jl ft 7 ^ (ft; In (ft: With brutal honesty she told him she did not love him. M iAtio ► bru tal ity /bru:'tael0ti/ noun [U, C] {pi. -ies); police brutality W^PftJfiil 0 the brutalities of war M #• (ft $$ jig bru-tal-ly /-tali/ adv.