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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。
忍受；容忍
brooking — present participle of brook
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
忍受；容忍
to tolerate or put up with something unpleasant
She cannot brook any criticism of her work.
她不能容忍任何对她工作的批评。
享用；利用；从中获利；使用、享受、拥有或持有。
To enjoy the use of; make use of; profit by; to use, enjoy, possess, or hold.
忍受不愉快的事物或人
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
brook
Base
原形
brooks
3rd person
第三人称单数
brooking
-ing
现在分词
brooked
Past
过去式
brooked
Past participle
过去分词
She brooks no criticism from her subordinates.
她不容忍下属的任何批评。
The manager brooked no delay in the project.
经理不能容忍项目有任何延误。
They have brooked no interference in their affairs.
他们不容忍有人干涉他们的事务。
He could not brook any criticism of his work.
他无法容忍任何对他工作的批评。
She brooked no delay in executing the plan.
她不容许执行计划时有任何延误。
The manager would not brook such insubordination from his staff.
经理不会容忍员工如此不服从。
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 + 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。
Not this
I refuse to brook with your constant lateness.
Use this
I refuse to brook your constant lateness.
brook 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不接介词 with；错误是受到 put up with 结构的影响。去掉 with 后，brook 直接作用于宾语 your constant lateness，语法才正确。
Not this
She can't brook to be kept waiting.
Use this
She can't brook being kept waiting.
brook 后接名词或动名词作宾语，不接不定式。将 to be kept waiting 改为动名词短语 being kept waiting 作 brook 的宾语，符合该动词的搭配规则。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
不容干涉
The judge brooked no interference from the press.
法官不容新闻界的干涉。
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。
拒绝容忍
She refused to brook any compromise on the matter.
她拒绝容忍在这件事上有任何妥协。
不容拖延
The situation brooks no delay; we must act now.
事态不容拖延，我们必须立即行动。
不容反对
The leader brooks no opposition from his party.
这位领导者不容党内有任何反对意见。
不容干涉
She brooks no interference in her personal affairs.
她不容任何人干涉她的私事。
发短 /ʊ/ 音 (如 good, book)
Use brooking naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住brook是“容忍”：小溪(brook)再小，也不容垃圾——不容=brook。
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。
常用于否定句或疑问句
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