| 词汇 | brush-off |
| 释义 | brush someone/something offphrasal verb with brushverbuk /brʌʃ/ us /brʌʃ/ C1 to remove dust or dirt from someone or something by using your hands or a brush: （用手或刷子）把…刷干净，把…掸净;刷掉，掸去 He brushed the snow off his coat.他掸去大衣上的雪。 to clean something cleanDid you clean the kitchen? washYou need to wash your hands before supper. clean upClean up this mess! clean outI spent the weekend cleaning out the kitchen cabinets. wipeShe wiped the mirrors until they shone. wipe downWe wipe down the tables after every customer leaves. Cleaning generally cleaner cleaning cleanse cleansing decontamination groom mop pick pick someone/something up purification purificatory rinse scrub sponge squeegee steam-clean sterilizing sweep swill wash something down brush something offphrasal verb with brushverbuk /brʌʃ/ us /brʌʃ/ to refuse to listen to what someone says, or to refuse to think about something seriously: 漠视，不理睬 He just brushed off all their criticisms.他对他们的一切批评都置之不理。 Neglecting and ignoring aside beneath the/someone's radaridiom block something out bury/have your head in the sandidiom bypass ear lay let sleeping dogs lieidiom look straight/right through someoneidiom lose the dressing roomidiom lost lost in the shuffleidiom nose slightingly snub someone's back is turnedidiom step step on someone stiff-arm wink the brush-off noun[ S ] informaluk /ˈbrʌʃ.ɒf/ us /ˈbrʌʃ.ɑːf/ give someone the brush-off to refuse to talk or be pleasant to someone: 对…充耳不闻，对…不加理睬 So she gave you the brush-off, did she?这么说，她没有理睬你，对吧？ Refusing & rejecting abjuration abjure abnegate abnegation bar bat something/someone away decline disavow gainsay opt opt out pass on pass something up punt on something quit rebel refuse sb wouldn't touch something/someone with a bargepole/barge poleidiom tear would not do something for all the tea in Chinaidiom brush yourself off | American Dictionarybrush yourself offphrasal verb with brushverbus/brʌʃ/ (remove dirt)to remove dirt from your clothes with your hands: He rose slowly and brushed himself off. brush off somethingphrasal verb with brushverbus/brʌʃ/ (clean)to clean something or make it neat by rubbing your hand over it: She stood up and brushed off her skirt. brush off someone/somethingphrasal verb with brushverbus/brʌʃ/ (not consider)to refuse to consider what someone says, or to not admit that something may be true or important: The committee chairman brushed her off when she tried to raise the issue. Ehrlich brushes off suggestions that he's spending taxpayer dollars for campaign ads. |
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