brush
US: /ˈbɹəʃ/
UK: /bɹˈʌʃ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
brush /brʌʃ/- danh từ
- bàn chải
- sự chải
- to give one's clothes a good brush: chải quần áo sạch sẽ
- bút lông (vẽ)
- the brush: nghệ thuật vẽ; nét bút của hoạ sĩ, hoạ sĩ
- đuôi chồn
- bụi cây
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) cành cây bó thành bó
- (quân sự) cuộc chạm trán chớp nhoáng
- a brush with the enemy: cuộc chạm trán chớp nhoáng với quân thù
- (điện học) cái chổi
- carbon brush: chổi than
- ngoại động từ
- chải, quét
- to brush one's hair: chải tóc
- vẽ lên (giấy, lụa...)
- chạm qua, lướt qua (vật gì)
- chải, quét
- nội động từ
- chạm nhẹ phải, lướt phải
- to brush against somebody: đi chạm nhẹ phải ai
- to brush aside
- (nghĩa bóng) bỏ qua, phớt qua (một vấn đề gì)
- to brush away
- phủi đi, phẩy đi, chải đi
- (nghĩa bóng) (như) to brush aside
- to brush off
- gạt bỏ, khử bỏ, phủi sạch đi
- chạy trốn thật nhanh
- to brush over
- chải, phủi (bụi) bằng bàn chải
- quét (vôi, sơn...) lên
- chạm nhẹ phải, lướt phải
- to brush up
- đánh bóng (bằng bàn chải)
- ôn lại, xem lại
- chạm nhẹ phải, lướt phải
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 [C] an object made of short stiff hairs (called BRISTLES) or wires set in a block of wood or plastic, usually attached to a handle. Brushes are used for many different jobs, such as cleaning, painting and tidying your hair: a paintbrush + a hairbrush + a toothbrush + brush strokes (= the marks left by a brush when painting) + a dustpan and brush + Apply the paint with a fine brush.
2 [sing.] an act of brushing: to give your hair / teeth a good brush
3 [sing.] a light touch made in passing sth/sb: the brush of his lips on her cheek
4 [C] ~ with sb/sth a short unfriendly meeting with sb; an occasion when you nearly experience sth unpleasant: She had a nasty brush with her boss this morning. + In his job he's had frequent brushes with death. + a brush with the law
5 [U] land covered by small trees or bushes: a brush fire
6 [C] the tail of a FOX
Idioms see DAFT adj., PAINT v., TAR v.
+ verb
1 to clean, polish, or make smooth with a brush: [VN] to brush your hair / teeth / shoes + [VN-ADJ] A tiled floor is easy to brush clean.
2 [VN] ~ A with B
~ B over A to put sth, for example oil, milk or egg, on sth using a brush: Brush the pastry with beaten egg. + Brush beaten egg over the pastry.
3 [VN +adv./prep.] to remove sth from a surface with a brush or with your hand: He brushed the dirt off his jacket. + She brushed the fly away.
4 ~ (against / by / past) sb/sth to touch sb/sth lightly while moving close to them/it: [V] She brushed past him. + His hand accidentally brushed against hers. + [VN] The leaves brushed her cheek. + He brushed her lips with his.
Phrasal Verbs: brush sb/sth<->aside to ignore sb/sth; to treat sb/sth as unimportant
Synonym: DISMISS
He brushed aside my fears.
brush sb / yourself down (BrE) = BRUSH SB / YOURSELF OFF
brush sth<->down to clean sth by brushing it: to brush a coat / horse down
brush off to be removed by brushing: Mud brushes off easily when it is dry.
brush sb<->off to rudely ignore sb or refuse to listen to them: She brushed him off impatiently.
related noun BRUSH-OFF
brush sb / yourself off to make sb/yourself tidy, especially after you have fallen, by brushing your clothes, etc. with your hands
brush sth<->up
brush up on sth to quickly improve a skill, especially when you have not used it for a time: I must brush up on my Spanish before I go to Seville.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 brushwood, shrubs, undergrowth, branches, scrub, brush, bracken, brambles, underbrush, underwood:
It took us three days to clear the brush from around the house.
2 thicket, brake, copse, grove, boscage:
The fox disappeared into the brush, which was too dense for the dogs to follow.
n.
1 hairbrush, toothbrush, clothes-brush, shoe-brush, nail-brush, paintbrush; broom, dust-broom, besom, US whisk broom:
This brush is too harsh and may damage your teeth.
2 See brush-off.
3 encounter, engagement, skirmish, Colloq Brit spot of bother:
Mark has had several brushes with the law.
v.
4 scrub, clean; groom, curry; sweep, whisk, gather:
Brush your teeth twice a day. I brushed down the mare before saddling her. Brush the crumbs off the table.
5 graze, touch:
He deliberately tried to brush against her in the corridor.
6 brush aside or away. disregard, dismiss, put aside, shrug off:
Brushing aside the members' objections, he tried to force the committee's acceptance of the new rules.
7 brush off. dismiss, ignore, rebuff, send off or away or packing:
He asked her out, but she brushed him off.
8 brush up (on). review, restudy, go over, refresh, study, Archaic con:
You should brush up on your geometry before taking trigonometry.
Collocation
ADJ.
fine, soft, stiff
Scrub the wood thoroughly with water and a stiff brush.
| nylon, wire | clothes, lavatory, nail, pastry, scrubbing, shaving, toilet
VERB + BRUSH
apply sth with
Apply the paint with a clean brush.
| use, wield
BRUSH + NOUN
stroke
The artist has used tiny brush strokes.
PREP.
with a/the ~
Remove all the rust with a wire brush.
PHRASES
a brush and comb, a dustpan and brush
1 clean with a brush
ADV.
down
She hummed happily as she brushed down her coat.
PREP.
at
Lucille brushed at the blood on his jacket.
PHRASES
brush sth clean
2 touch lightly
ADV.
gently, lightly | accidentally
PREP.
against
She carefully avoided brushing against the man sitting beside her at the table.
| by
She brushed by him and dashed up the stairs.
| past
I hardly noticed the man who brushed past me in the corridor.
| with
He brushed her lips with his.
Concise dictionary
brushes|brushed|brushingbrʌʃnoun
+a dense growth of bushes
+an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
+momentary contact
+conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
+a minor short-term fight
+the act of brushing your teeth
+the act of brushing your hair
+contact with something dangerous or undesirable
verb
+rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
+touch lightly and briefly
+clean with a brush
+sweep across or over
+remove with or as if with a brush
+cover by brushing
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