n.[C]

1. （常构成复合词）刷，刷子
2. 毛笔，画笔
   I paint with a brush.

   我用画笔作画。

3. 刷状物
4. 一刷，一拂，一抹
5. 小接触，小摩擦，小争吵[（+with）]
   I had a brush with the customs men.

   我与海关官员发生了一场小冲突。

6. （画家或作家的）笔法
7. 狐狸尾巴

vt.

1. 刷；（用毛笔）写；（用画笔）画
   I'm going to brush my teeth.

   我要去刷牙了。

2. 擦掉，拂去，推开[O]
   The maid brushed the crumbs from the table.

   女佣拂去桌上的面包屑。

3. 擦过，掠过

vi.

1. 刷，拂[（+at）]
2. 刷牙，梳头发
3. 擦过，掠过[（+past/by/through）]
   The wind blew lightly, brushing through her hair.

   微风轻轻吹过她的头发。

4. 轻触，擦到[（+against）]

n.

1. an implement with a handle and a block of bristles, hair, or wire, used for cleaning, smoothing, or painting.
   ▸an act of brushing.
2. a slight and fleeting touch.
   ▸a brief encounter with something bad or unwelcome:

   a brush with death.
3. the bushy tail of a fox.
4. (usu. brushes) a drumstick with long wire bristles, used to make a soft hissing sound.
5. a piece of carbon or metal serving as an electrical contact with a moving part in a motor or alternator.
6. Austral./NZ informal girls or women regarded sexually.

v.

1. clean, smooth, or apply with a brush.
2. touch or push lightly and gently.
3. (brush someone/thing off) dismiss someone or something in an abrupt, contemptuous way.
4. (brush up on or brush something up) work to regain a previously learned skill.

n.