brush

Danh từ

bàn chải

a clothes-brush

bài chải quần áo

a tooth-brush

bàn chải đánh răng

(số ít) sự chải

give one's clothes a good brush

chải kỹ quần áo

sự quệt phải

he knocked a glass off the table with a brush of his arm

anh ta quệt cách tay vào làm chiếc cốc trên bàn rơi xuống

đuôi [con] cáo

bãi cây bụi

cuộc chạm trán chốc lát

a brush with the police

cuộc chạm trán chốc lát với cảnh sát

tarred with the same brush

xem tar

Động từ

chải

brush one's clothes

chải quần áo

brush one's teeth

đánh răng

brush one's teeth clean

đánh sạch răng

sướt qua, quệt phải

his hand brushed hers

tay anh ta sướt qua tay nàng

brush against (by; past) somebody (something)

sướt qua

she brushed past him without saying a word

cô ta sướt qua anh mà không nói câu nào

brush somebody (something) aside

bỏ qua, phớt qua

he brushed aside my objections to his plan

anh ta phớt qua ý kiến phản đối của tôi đối với kế hoạch của anh

brush something away (off)

chải đi, phủi đi

brush mud off one's trousers

chải bùn bám ở quần

brush oneself (something) down

chải sạch

your coat needs brushing down, it's covered in dust

áo choàng của anh cần chải sạch, bụi đầy lên đấy

brush off

được chải sạch

mud brushes off easily when it's dry

bùn dễ chải sạch khi khô

brush somebody off

(khẩu ngữ)

phớt lờ ai

he's very keen on her but she's always brushing him off

anh ta rất say mê cô ta, nhưng cô ta luôn luôn phớt lờ anh

brush something up; brush up on something

ôn lại, luyện lại

I must brush up on my French before I go to Paris

tôi phải luyện tập lại tiếng Pháp của tôi trước khi tôi đi Pa-ri

* Các từ tương tự:
brush angle, brush contact resistance, brush-off, brush-up, brusher, brushfire war, brushland, brushwood, brushwork
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
noun

It took us three days to clear the brush from around the house

brushwood

shrubs

undergrowth

branches

scrub

brush

bracken

brambles

underbrush

underwood

The fox disappeared into the brush, which was too dense for the dogs to follow

thicket

brake

copse

grove

boscage

noun

This brush is too harsh and may damage your teeth

hairbrush

toothbrush

clothes-brush

shoe-brush

nail-brush

paintbrush

broom

dust-broom

besom

US whisk broom

See brush-off

Mark has had several brushes with the law

encounter

engagement

skirmish

Colloq Brit spot of bother

verb

Brush your teeth twice a day. I brushed down the mare before saddling her. Brush the crumbs off the table

scrub

clean

groom

curry

sweep

whisk

gather

He deliberately tried to brush against her in the corridor

graze

touch

Brushing aside the members' objections, he tried to force the committee's acceptance of the new rules

brush aside or away

disregard

dismiss

put aside

shrug off

He asked her out, but she brushed him off

brush off

dismiss

ignore

rebuff

send off or away or packing

You should brush up on your geometry before taking trigonometry

brush up (on)

review

restudy

go over

refresh

study

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