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单词 brush up
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brush up

or brush up on
phrasal verb
If you brush up something or brush up on it, you practise it or improve your knowledge of it.
I had hoped to brush up my Spanish. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
Eleanor spent much of the summer brushing up on her driving. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun]
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brush up in British English

verb (adverb)
1. (transitive; often foll by on)
to refresh one's knowledge, skill, or memory of (a subject)
2. 
to make (a person or oneself) tidy, clean, or neat as after a journey
noun brush-up
3.  British
the act or an instance of tidying one's appearance (esp in the phrase wash and brush-up)

brush-up in British English

(ˈbrʌʃˌʌp)
noun
informal
a quick refresher on a subject; an act of brushing up
to give one's German a brush-up

brush up in American English

1. 
to make neat or presentable
2. 
to refresh one's memory or skill
often with on
to brush up on one's French
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Examples of 'brush up' in a sentence
brush up

And you could do with brushing up your knowledge.
The Sun (2016)
As the economic downturn intensifies, more and more people will find themselves looking for work and in need of brushing up their interview skills.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Enjoy two hours of top-notch light music and brush up your Danish in the process.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The most useful area to brush up, particularly for the physical sciences and engineering, is mathematics.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
If all you're looking for is to brush up your management skills, don't go on an MBA course.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Trade fairs are an ideal way to brush up on skills
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
`You go and have a wash and brush-up and I'll see to Fruhstuck.
Brent-Dyer, Elinor ADRIENNE AND THE CHALET SCHOOL
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