brush
/ˈbrʌʃ/KK
/ˈbɹʌʃ/IPA
變化形
brushes
1.
刷子;毛刷
有柄、帶有刷毛的工具,用來梳理頭髮、清潔牙齒、衣物或物品表面等。
用法:作可數名詞,通常要搭配冠詞、數量詞或所有格,例如「一把刷子」或「我的牙刷」。
I need a new brush because this one is old and does not work well.
我需要一把新的刷子,因為這把太舊了,刷得不好。
She used a small brush to clean her shoes.
她用一把小刷子清潔她的鞋子。
2.
矮樹叢;灌木叢
一片茂密生長的低矮灌木或小樹。
用法:常以不可數或集合概念使用,例如指某地的整片灌木叢。
We heard birds in the brush near the road.
我們聽到路旁的灌木叢裡有鳥。
3.
刷;梳;用刷子清潔
用刷子梳理頭髮、清潔牙齒或衣物等表面。
用法:刷牙通常說「刷某人的牙齒」,要用所有格;「刷掉某物」可搭配副詞,受詞若是代名詞,通常放在動詞和副詞之間。
He brushed his shoes before going into the house.
他進屋前刷了鞋子。
Brush your teeth before you go to school.
上學前刷牙。
還有 3 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
4.
短暫接觸;擦身而過
兩個人或物體輕微碰到,或彼此非常接近地經過。
用法:常用單數形式,尤其見於「與……的短暫接觸」這類結構。
The bike rider had a close brush with a car at the crossing.
那名騎腳踏車的人在路口差點撞上一輛汽車。
His brush with the police taught him not to drive after drinking.
他和警察的一次不愉快經歷讓他學會不要酒後開車。
5.
輕碰;掠過;擦過
輕微碰到某人或某物,或在很近的距離掠過。
用法:常接介系詞「against」表示碰到某物,或接「past」表示從旁掠過。
Her bag brushed the door when she went into the room.
她走進房間時,包包擦過門。
A bird brushed past my hand and sat on the tree.
一隻鳥輕輕擦過我的手,停在樹上。
6.
用刷子塗;刷上
用刷子把油漆、醬汁、油或其他液體薄薄地塗在表面上。
用法:常與「on」連用,表示把某物塗到表面上;「brush on」可分開,代名詞受詞通常置於中間。
We used a brush to paint a sign for our school.
我們用刷子為學校的牌子上色。
Brush some butter on the bread before you bake it.
烤麵包前,在麵包上刷一些奶油。
常見錯誤
I brush teeth before school.
I brush my teeth before school.
I use comb to brush my hair.
I use a comb to comb my hair./I use a brush to brush my hair.
She brushed off the teacher’s question.
She brushed the teacher’s question off./She brushed it off.
The bus almost brushed to my bike.
The bus almost brushed against my bike.
相關字詞
學習提示
・「brush」既可作名詞,也可作動詞。名詞最常指刷子;動詞最常指刷、梳或輕碰。
・「brush up on」後面接要複習的學科、技能或語言,例如複習英文或加強數學。
・描述頭髮時,「brush your hair」著重用髮刷整理;「comb your hair」則著重用梳子梳理。