Word · Frequency #10248
brook
忍受；容忍
to tolerate or put up with something unpleasant
- 1.
To enjoy the use of; make use of; profit by; to use, enjoy, possess, or hold.
享用；利用；从中获利；使用、享受、拥有或持有。
- 2.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
忍受不愉快的事物或人
享用；利用；占有；享用；利用；从中获利；使用、享受、拥有或持有。；忍受不愉快的事物或人；容忍
In use
He could not brook any criticism of his work.
She brooked no delay in executing the plan.
The manager would not brook such insubordination from his staff.
cannot brook sth/sb
brook 作“忍受”解时多用于否定句，表示“不能容忍”，主语通常为人。
She cannot brook any criticism of her work.
她不能容忍任何对她工作的批评。
brook no sth
“brook no + 名词”是正式说法，意为“绝不容许、不接受”，多用一般现在时。
The editor brooks no errors in the manuscript.
编辑不容许稿件中出现任何差错。
Verb forms
base brook · third person brooks · -ing brooking · past brooked · past participle brooked
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- brook no dissent
- 不容异议
- The editor brooked no dissent from his final decision.编辑不容别人对他的最终决定提出异议。
- brook no delay
- 不容拖延
- A rescue operation brooks no delay during an earthquake.地震期间，救援行动不容拖延。
- brook no opposition
- 不容反对
- The committee brooked no opposition to its new rules.委员会不容对其新规则的反对。
- brook no interference
- 不容干涉
- The judge brooked no interference from the press.法官不容新闻界的干涉。
- will not brook
- 不会容忍
- She will not brook any disrespect from the staff.她不会容忍员工的不敬行为。
- refuse to brook
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住brook是“容忍”：小溪(brook)再小，也不容垃圾——不容=brook。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary texts、negative statements 动词 brook 表示“容忍、忍受”时通常用于正式或文学语境，多用在否定结构（如 brook no...）中；比较常见于书面语而非日常口语。
Grammar Note
常用于否定句或疑问句
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 brook /brʊk/ 押韵：book /bʊk/、look /lʊk/、cook /kʊk/、took /tʊk/、hook /hʊk/、shook /ʃʊk/。注意 brooch /broʊtʃ/ 拼写相似但发音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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