Brush

(noun.) contact with something dangerous or undesirable; 'I had a brush with danger on my way to work'; 'he tried to avoid any brushes with the police'.

(noun.) the act of brushing your hair; 'he gave his hair a quick brush'.

(noun.) the act of brushing your teeth; 'the dentist recommended two brushes a day'.

(noun.) a minor short-term fight.

(noun.) a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox).

(noun.) an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle.

(noun.) conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor.

(noun.) momentary contact.

(noun.) a dense growth of bushes.

(verb.) remove with or as if with a brush; 'brush away the crumbs'; 'brush the dust from the jacket'; 'brush aside the objections'.

(verb.) touch lightly and briefly; 'He brushed the wall lightly'.

(verb.) rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; 'Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket'.

(verb.) clean with a brush; 'She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet'.

(verb.) sweep across or over; 'Her long skirt brushed the floor'; 'A gasp swept cross the audience'.

(verb.) cover by brushing; 'brush the bread with melted butter'.

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• I want you to brush your hair all back straight, tomorrow, said Susan. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• I cut brush and Aymo and Piani dug out in front and between the wheels. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Before its introduction it was not possible to reproduce cheaply in printers’ ink shaded pictures like photographs, brush drawings, paintings, etc. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Then a machine was needed and invented to wind the corn-brush with the cord or wire and tie it in a round bunch, preparatory to flattening and sewing it. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• I kept this to remind me of you trying to brush away the Villa Rossa from your teeth in the morning, swearing and eating aspirin and cursing harlots. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Procure some fine writing paper, and wash one side of it with the solution, laid on with a soft brush; then dry the paper cautiously, by holding it at a distance from the fire. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• That and a tooth-brush are, I think, all that we need. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• He wore a high silk hat which was a little old, but had been carefully brushed. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• When she was your pride, you would have thought I had done her harm if I had brushed against her in the street. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• You've behaved sweetly, and I respect you with all my heart, said Jo warmly, as they brushed their hair together late that night. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• He was brushed and washed at the usual hour, and set off with his son to pursue his ostensible calling. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• He shook the snow from his hat and clothes, and brushed it away from his face, while I was inwardly making these remarks. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Oh, Freddy---- Rosedale brushed aside the topic with an air of its unimportance which gave a sense of the immense perspective he had acquired. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• He was looking unconsciously, glisteningly down at her head, from which the hair fell loose, as she brushed it with wild, nervous hand. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• To cleanse use well-made brushes, soft quill, or wood toothpicks, an antacid styptic tooth wash, and precipitated chalk. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• The brushes then swept the cotton clear of the gin. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Nearly a hundred species of brushes might be enumerated, each having an especial construction for a particular use. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• The current flows to the coil through the thin metal strips called brushes, which rest lightly upon the disks. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• And now, Mr Lightwood, was she ever,' pursues Podsnap, with his indignation rising high into those hair-brushes of his, 'a factory girl? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• The dampened and plastic papier maché sheets are beaten into the face of the type form by means of brushes, are then removed, dried, and used as moulds to cast the stereotype plate from. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• It brushes the Newgate cobwebs away, and pleases the Aged. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• I will wait till I see the Anglo-Saxon brushing away harlotry with a toothbrush. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• The brushing of skirts and elbows, sometimes the bumping of shoulders, could be heard against the very panels. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Standing before the dressing-glass was a middle-aged lady, in yellow curl-papers, busily engaged in brushing what ladies call their 'back-hair. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• And I cannot get there in less than an hour or more,' muttered Nancy: brushing swiftly past him, and gliding rapidly down the street. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• She showed it by brushing away viciously at Margaret's hair, under pretence of being in a great hurry to go to Mrs. Hale. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Still there is no impediment to returning to the door for thy brushing. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Not a very poor grave,' said the Reverend Frank Milvey, brushing his hand across his eyes, 'when it has that homely figure on it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.

编辑:菲利普