❶ 刷子,毛刷,画笔❷ 用刷子刷,刷❸ 轻轻地擦过〔a brush of the hand手轻轻擦过〕 ❹ 粗大的尾巴,(尤指)狐狸尾巴❺ 矮灌木丛〔The wounded bird hid in the brush.受伤的小鸟藏在灌木丛中。
〕 ❻ 长满灌木而少人居住的土地❼ 小战,小冲突,小争吵〔The gang had several brushes with the police.这伙人同警察发生几次小冲突.〕‖ v.❶ 刷,擦,掸,拂〔Brush your shoes.刷刷你的鞋子。Brush the paint on evenly.均匀地刷油。
〕 ❷ 擦过,掠过〔The tire is scuffed where it brushed against the curb.轮胎接触路而的部分受磨损。
〕 ❸ (掸)去,除去〔Brush the flies away from that cake.把苍蝇从那块蛋糕上掸走。