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give the brush

/bruhsh/US // brʌʃ //UK // (brʌʃ) //

赠送画笔,赠与画笔,赠予画笔,赠画

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc.
    • : one of a pair of devices consisting of long, thin handles with wire bristles attached, used in jazz or dance bands for keeping a soft, rhythmic beat on the trap drums or the cymbals.
    • : the bushy tail of an animal, especially of a fox.
    • : Electricity. a conductor, often made of carbon or copper or a combination of the two, serving to maintain electric contact between stationary and moving parts of a machine, generator, or other apparatus.brush discharge.
    • : a feathery or hairy tuft or tassel, as on the tip of a kernel of grain or on a man's hat.
    • : an act or instance of brushing; application of a brush.
    • : a light, stroking touch.
    • : a brief conflict or fight; skirmish: He has already had one brush with the law.
    • : a close approach, especially to something undesirable or harmful: a brush with disaster.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to sweep, paint, clean, polish, etc., with a brush.
    • : to touch lightly in passing; pass lightly over: His lips brushed her ear.
    • : to remove by brushing or by lightly passing over: His hand brushed a speck of lint from his coat.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to move or skim with a slight contact.
  1. 1
    • : brush aside, to disregard; ignore: Our complaints were simply brushed aside.
    • : brush off, to rebuff; send away: She had never been brushed off so rudely before.
    • : brush up on, to revive, review, or resume: She's thinking of brushing up on her tennis.Also brush up.

Phrases

  • brush aside
  • brush off
  • brush up
  • give someone the air (brush off)
  • have a brush with
  • tarred with the same brush

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inrid
as inslight
Antonyms
as insnub
Synonyms
boycott抵制,抵制活动,抵制行动,抗议disregard漠视,不理会,不顾,漠不关心humiliate羞辱,侮辱,侮辱性的,辱骂ignore忽略不计,置之不理,忽略,无视neglect忽视,忽略了,忽视了,忽略ostracize排斥,摒弃,排挤,排斥一切pass up弃权,放弃,放弃了,遗弃rebuff回绝,反驳,回击,拒绝scold责骂,骂人,斥责,詈骂scorn蔑视,轻视,不屑一顾,看不起shun阴阳师,阴柔,阴,阴阳burr毛刺,毛口,毛边,毛骨悚然censure斥责,谴责,指责,训斥chill寒冷的,寒冷,寒意,寒气cool酷,冷却,酷酷的,清凉cut切,切割,削减,割disdain蔑视,不屑一顾,鄙视,轻视duck鸭子,鸭蛋,鸭肉,烤鸭humble卑微的,谦逊的,谦虚,谦卑的ice冰,结冰,制冰,冰冰mortify羞辱,抹黑,辱骂,抹杀offend得罪,冒犯,得罪人,得罪了scratch划伤,挠痒痒,刮擦,刮伤shame耻辱,羞愧,羞辱,羞愧难当slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微slur骚乱,骚动,啧啧称奇,啧啧啧snob势利小人,势利眼,势利鬼,势利眼的人swank挥霍无度,挥霍,挥杆,挥霍浪费upstage上台,上场,上台阶,上演act cool装酷,表现得很酷,扮酷,耍酷brush off不予理会,不予理睬cut dead死了,割喉,割喉自杀,割断ice out出冰,结冰,冰出,结冰了look coldly upon冷眼旁观,嗤之以鼻,嗔怪,嗤之以鼻地看look right through直视,直视而过,直观地看,直视而视not give time of day不予理会,不予理睬,不问青红皂白,不见棺材不落泪put down撂倒,放下,撂下,撂倒了put the chill on寒气逼人,寒气袭人,寒意袭人,寒风凛冽

Examples

  • At issue is a change the utility made to the amount of trees and other brush it clears around utility poles and power lines, especially in high fire-risk areas.

  • The researchers then used a brush and “painted” virus onto animals that had been infected and were now immune.

  • The easements would effectively be a legal agreement that would allow the developer to ensure that flammable brush on private property near Lilac Hills Ranch was managed safely.

  • That was comparable to another set of three similar trees pollinated by hand with a standard pollen brush.

  • Short dogs have to work too hard just to break through the brush, she says.

  • But just up the steep river bank and through the brush is an opening.

  • Before this latest brush with the law, the rapper was facing pot-bust and unrelated gun charges.

  • It was starting to look like Cosby might not brush this scandal off.

  • Brush the pastry with egg wash and sprinkle with fleur de sel and pepper.

  • Pat the chicken dry with paper towels, place on a sheet pan, brush with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

  • We squatted in the long grass and buck-brush, listening, and a few seconds later heard a horse snort distinctly.

  • Her success increased her confidence in herself and enhanced the boldness and freedom with which she handled her brush.

  • Two or three small parties of guerrillas had been sighted, but they took to the brush at the sight of the Federals.

  • Grandfather Mole felt it brush his back as it swept into place again.

  • Near noon I found a place where they'd cached two extra horses in the brush on Sage Creek.