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brush 1 B0515600 (brŭsh)n.1. a. An implement typically consisting of bristles fastened into a handle, used in scrubbing, polishing, grooming, or applying a liquid.b. The act of using this implement.2. a. A sweeping stroke of the hand, as in removing something.b. A light touch in passing; a graze.c. An instance of contact with something undesirable or dangerous: a brush with the law; a brush with death.3. A bushy tail: the brush of a fox.4. A sliding connection completing a circuit between a fixed and a moving conductor.5. A snub; a brushoff.v. brushed, brush·ing, brush·es v.tr.1. a. To clean, polish, or groom with a brush: brush one's teeth; brush the dog's coat.b. To apply with a brush: brushed shellac onto the wood.c. To remove with a brush or with sweeping strokes: brushed dirt from his pants.2. To touch lightly in passing; graze against.v.intr.1. To use a brush.2. To make sweeping strokes with the hand.3. To touch something lightly in moving past.Phrasal Verbs: brush aside/off To dismiss abruptly or curtly: brushed the matter aside; brushed an old friend off. brush back Baseball To force (a batter) to move away from the plate by throwing an inside pitch. brush up To refresh one's memory or renew one's skill regarding (something).
[Middle English brushe, twigs used as a broom or a brush to clean, painter's brush, from Old French brosse, brushwood, brush; see brush2.]
brush′er n.brush′y adj.Synonyms: brush1, glance1, graze2, shave, skim
These verbs mean to make light contact with something in passing: Her arm brushed mine. His fist glanced his opponent's chin. The keel grazed bottom in the shallow water. The front tire shaved the curb. The oars skimmed the pond's surface.
brush 2 B0515600 (brŭsh)n.1. a. Dense vegetation consisting of shrubs or small trees.b. Land covered by such a growth.2. Cut or broken branches.
[Middle English brushe, from Old French brosse, brushwood, from Vulgar Latin *bruscia, perhaps from Latin bruscum, knot on a maple.]
brush′y adj.brush up vb (adverb) 1. (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 n Brit the act or an instance of tidying one's appearance (esp in the phrase wash and brush-up) Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | brush up - refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the test"refresh, reviewrecall, recollect, remember, call back, call up, retrieve, think - recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" | | 2. | brush up - bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"polish up, round off, polish, roundperfect, hone - make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!" |
Translationsbrush (braʃ) noun1. an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc. a toothbrush; He sells brushes. 刷子 刷子2. an act of brushing. 刷 刷3. a bushy tail of a fox. (狐狸的)蓬鬆尾巴 （狐狸的）粗大尾巴 4. a disagreement. a slight brush with the law. 小衝突 小冲突 verb1. to rub with a brush. He brushed his jacket. 用刷子輕拭 用刷子擦拭2. to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush. brush the floor. 用刷子刷掉 用刷子掸，刷净 3. to make tidy by using a brush. Brush your hair! 梳整 梳整4. to touch lightly in passing. The leaves brushed her face. 輕拂 拂brush aside to pay no attention to. She brushed aside my objections. 漠視，不理會 漠视brush away to wipe off. She brushed away a tear; She brushed it away. 擦掉 刷去brush up (with on) to refresh one's knowledge of (eg a language). He brushed up his Spanish before he went on holiday. 溫習 温习give, get the brush-off to reject or be rejected abruptly. 斷然拒絕，碰釘子 拒绝brush up
brush up1. To refamiliarize oneself with a topic or issue. I need to brush up on factorials before attempting to teach them on Monday.2. To improve the appearance of something. We need to brush up this old house before any prospective buyers get here.See also: brush, upbrush something upto improve one's knowledge of something or one's ability to do something. (See also (on something)">brush up (on something).) I need to brush my French up a little bit. I need to brush up my French.See also: brush, upbrush up (on something)to improve one's knowledge of something or one's ability to do something. I need to brush up on my German. My German is weak. I had better brush up.See also: brush, upbrush up1. Clean, refurbish, as in We plan to get the house brushed up in time for the party. [c. 1600] 2. Also, brush up on. Review, refresh one's memory, as in Nell brushed up on her Spanish before going to Honduras, or I'm brushing up my knowledge of town history before I speak at the club. [Late 1700s] See also: brush, upbrush upv.1. To collect or dispose of something by a using a brush: I brushed up the crumbs from the table. The kids brushed the leaves up into a pile and played in it.2. To refresh something or improve its quality or appearance, especially superficially or modestly: You could brush up your resume with a few style changes. I haven't spoken Italian in many years, but if I brushed it up a little, I think I could speak very well.3. brush up on To refresh or improve one's facility with something: I brushed up on my Spanish by reading newspapers from Mexico.See also: brush, upEncyclopediaSeebrushbrush up
Related to brush up: at first, pass alongSynonyms for brush upverb refresh one's memorySynonymsRelated Words- recall
- recollect
- remember
- call back
- call up
- retrieve
- think
verb bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined stateSynonyms- polish up
- round off
- polish
- round
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