❶ 刷子，毛刷，画笔❷ 用刷子刷，刷❸ 轻轻地擦过〔a brush of the hand手轻轻擦过〕 ❹ 粗大的尾巴，(尤指)狐狸尾巴❺ 矮灌木丛〔The wounded bird hid in the brush．受伤的小鸟藏在灌木丛中。
〕 ❻ 长满灌木而少人居住的土地❼ 小战，小冲突，小争吵〔The gang had several brushes with the police．这伙人同警察发生几次小冲突．〕‖ v．❶ 刷，擦，掸，拂〔Brush your shoes．刷刷你的鞋子。Brush the paint on evenly．均匀地刷油。
〕 ❷ 擦过，掠过〔The tire is scuffed where it brushed against the curb．轮胎接触路而的部分受磨损。
〕 ❸ (掸)去，除去〔Brush the flies away from that cake．把苍蝇从那块蛋糕上掸走。