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brush

/ˈbrʌʃ/

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noun

plural brushes

[count] a tool with many stiff hairs, fibers, etc., that is used for cleaning, smoothing, or painting something

Use a wire brush to get the rust off the metal.

an act of cleaning or smoothing something with a brush

I gave my daughter's hair a quick brush.

a quick, light movement

She wiped the crumbs off the table with a brush of her hand. - compare 3brush, 4brush

(as) daft as a brush

xem daft

tar (someone) with the same brush

xem tar

verb

brushes; brushed; brushing

[+ obj] to clean or smooth (something) with a brush

brush your teeth/hair

to put (something) on or onto something with a brush

Brush some butter onto the fish before cooking it.

to remove (something) with a brush or with a quick movement of your hand, fingers, etc.

Brush the dirt off your pants.

The camera showed him brushing [=wiping] away a tear.

to touch gently against (something) when going past it

Leaves brushed my cheek.

The two men brushed shoulders [=touched at the shoulders] as they walked past each other.

to move quickly past someone without stopping or paying attention

The governor brushed by/past the reporters.

brush aside

[phrasal verb]

brush (something) aside or brush aside (something) :to treat (something) as not important :to ignore or dismiss (something)

He brushed aside [=brushed off] questions about his son's arrest.

brush off

[phrasal verb]

brush (something) off or brush off (something) :to treat (something) as not important :to refuse to deal with or talk about (something) in a serious way

The company brushed off [=brushed aside] reports that it couldn't pay its bills.

brush (someone) off or brush off (someone) :to respond to (someone) in a rude way that shows you are not interested in what is being asked for or suggested

I asked him for some help, but he just brushed me off. - see also brush-off

brush up

[phrasal verb]

brush up or brush up (something) :to improve your skill at (something) or increase your knowledge of (something)

My Spanish is very rusty. I need to brush up before I go on my vacation to Mexico.

I need to brush up my Spanish. - often + on

I need to brush up on my Spanish.

noun

plural brushes

[count] :a situation in which you briefly experience or almost experience something bad, dangerous, exciting, etc. - + with

As a teenager he had several brushes with the law. [=was in trouble with police several times]

She had a brush with [=briefly saw or met] a famous actor at a restaurant in New York.

Her brush with fame/greatness came when she sang the national anthem at the football game.

He had a brush with death [=he almost died] when climbing the mountain. - compare 1brush 4brush

noun

[noncount] wood from small branches on a tree

a pile of brush

small bushes or trees

a hillside covered with dense brush

a lion hiding in the brush - see also underbrush - compare 1brush, 3brush

* Các từ tương tự:
brush-off, brushstroke