brushes

英 [ˈbrʌʃɪz]

美 [ˈbrʌʃɪz]

n.  刷子; 毛刷; 画笔; 刷; 轻擦; 掠过
v.  (用刷子)刷净，刷亮，刷平顺; (用刷子)抹，涂; (用刷子或手)拂，掸，擦掉
brush的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 刷子；毛刷
  Abrushis an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair.
  1. We gave him paint and brushes...
     我们给了他油漆和几把刷子。
  2. Stains are removed with buckets of soapy water and scrubbing brushes.
     污渍是用几桶肥皂水和几把硬毛刷除去的。
  3. ...a hair brush.
     一把发梳
• VERB （用刷子）刷
  If youbrushsomething orbrushsomething such as dirt off it, you clean it or tidy it using a brush.
  1. Have you brushed your teeth?...
     你刷牙了吗？
  2. She brushed the powder out of her hair...
     她把头发上的粉末刷掉了。
  3. Using a small brush, he brushed away the fine sawdust.
     他用一把小刷子刷掉细锯末。
  4. Brushis also a noun.
     
  5. I gave it a quick brush with my hairbrush.
     我用我的梳子把它迅速梳了一下。
• VERB 用刷子在…上涂（或抹）
  If youbrushsomethingwitha liquid, you apply a layer of that liquid using a brush.
  1. Take a sheet of filo pastry and brush it with melted butter.
     取一张擀得很薄的油酥面皮，上面刷上一层熔化的牛油。
• VERB 拭；拂；擦
  If youbrushsomething somewhere, you remove it with quick light movements of your hands.
  1. He brushed his hair back with both hands...
     他用两手把头发往后捋。
  2. She brushed away tears as she spoke of him...
     谈到他时，她拭去了脸上的泪水。
  3. He brushed the snow off the windshield.
     他刮掉了挡风玻璃上的雪。
• V-ERG 擦过；掠过
  If one thingbrushes againstanother or if youbrushone thingagainstanother, the first thing touches the second thing lightly while passing it.
  1. Something brushed against her leg...
     有什么东西扫了一下她的腿。
  2. I felt her dark brown hair brushing the back of my shoulder...
     我感觉到她深褐色的头发拂过我的肩。
  3. She knelt and brushed her lips softly across Michael's cheek.
     她跪了下来，轻吻迈克尔的脸颊。
• VERB （从…身边）擦过，掠过
  If youbrush pastsomeone orbrush bythem, you almost touch them as you go past them.
  1. My father would burst into the kitchen, brushing past my mother...
     我父亲会紧贴着母亲擦身而过，冲进厨房。
  2. He brushed by with a perfunctory wave to the crowd.
     他擦身而过，朝人群敷衍地挥了挥手。
• N-COUNT 小冲突；小争论；小摩擦
  If you have abrush withsomeone, you have an argument or disagreement with them. You usebrushwhen you want to make an argument or disagreement sound less serious than it really is.
  1. My first brush with a headmaster came six years ago...
     我跟校长的第一次冲突发生在6年前。
  2. It is his third brush with the law in less than a year.
     这已是他在不到一年的时间里第三次触犯法律了。
• N-COUNT 触及；碰到；险些遭遇
  If you have abrush witha particular situation, usually an unpleasant one, you almost experience it.
  1. ...the trauma of a brush with death...
     和死神擦肩而过的心灵创伤
  2. The corporation is fighting to survive its second brush with bankruptcy.
     公司正在努力摆脱自身遭遇的第二次破产危机。
• N-UNCOUNT 灌木区；灌木丛
  Brushis an area of rough open land covered with small bushes and trees. You also usebrushto refer to the bushes and trees on this land.
  1. ...the brush fire that destroyed nearly 500 acres.
     焚毁了近500亩灌木丛的大火
  2. ...a meadow of low brush and grass.
     长有低矮灌木和草的牧场
• See also:broad-brushnail brush
• tarred with the same brush→ see:tar

双语例句

• Combs and brushes are toilet articles.
  梳子和刷子都是梳妆用具。
• Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes.
  出产用于制造绳索、地席和刷子的纤维的巴西棕榈。
• She likes feminine things like brushes, lipsticks, scarves and jewellery.
  她喜欢画笔、口红、围巾和珠宝等女性的东西。
• He bought two brushes yesterday.
  昨天他买了两把刷子。
• I'm throwing away the dog brushes and shampoos.
  我要把狗毛刷子和洗发皂丢掉。
• What do you want, Eddie and Danny? We want some brushes, please.
  你想做什么，埃迪和丹尼？我们想要一些刷子。
• We use toothpaste and tooth brushes to clean our teeth.
  我们用牙膏和牙刷清洁牙齿。
• Dried mud on the shoes brushes off easily.
  鞋上的污泥干后一刷就落。
• Brushes and paints will be provided by the art teacher.
  美术教师将提供画笔和颜料。
• This section explains how to use the different tools and brushes that alter the Height of the Terrain.
  这一讲讲述了如何使用不同的工具和笔刷修改地形的高度。