n.[C]

1. （常構成複合詞）刷，刷子
2. 毛筆，畫筆
   I paint with a brush.

   我用畫筆作畫。

3. 刷狀物
4. 一刷，一拂，一抹
5. 小接觸，小摩擦，小爭吵[（+with）]
   I had a brush with the customs men.

   我與海關官員小衝突了一場。

6. （畫家或作家的）筆法
7. 狐狸尾巴

vt.

1. 刷；（用毛筆）寫；（用畫筆）畫
   I'm going to brush my teeth.

   我要去刷牙了。

2. 擦掉，拂去，推開[O]
   The maid brushed the crumbs from the table.

   女佣拂去桌上的麵包屑。

3. 擦過，掠過

vi.

1. 刷，拂[（+at）]
2. 刷牙，梳頭髮
3. 擦過，掠過[（+past/by/through）]
   The wind blew lightly, brushing through her hair.

   微風輕輕吹過她的頭髮。

4. 輕觸，擦到[（+against）]

n.

1. an implement with a handle and a block of bristles, hair, or wire, used for cleaning, smoothing, or painting.
   ▸an act of brushing.
2. a slight and fleeting touch.
   ▸a brief encounter with something bad or unwelcome:

   a brush with death.
3. the bushy tail of a fox.
4. (usu. brushes) a drumstick with long wire bristles, used to make a soft hissing sound.
5. a piece of carbon or metal serving as an electrical contact with a moving part in a motor or alternator.
6. Austral./NZ informal girls or women regarded sexually.

v.

1. clean, smooth, or apply with a brush.
2. touch or push lightly and gently.
3. (brush someone/thing off) dismiss someone or something in an abrupt, contemptuous way.
4. (brush up on or brush something up) work to regain a previously learned skill.

n.

[名]

1. ①刷子；毛刷。
2. ②電刷；（洗衣用的）板刷；刷形梳子。