a brush for doing sth
for 后接动名词，表示刷子的用途。
I need a brush for painting the walls.
我需要一把用来刷墙的刷子。
刷；轻刷；灌木丛；短暂遭遇；擦肩而过；短暂接触；轻触；电刷
A tool with bristles or fibers attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
由多个柔韧的刷毛或其他丝状物固定在手柄上制成的工具,用于清洁、绘画、梳理头发等各种用途。
An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.
灌木丛
a dense growth of bushes
刷东西的动作。
The act of brushing something.
刷子
an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
一种导电材料(通常为碳),用于保持机器静止部分与旋转部分之间的电接触。
A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine.
短暂接触
momentary contact
类似刷子的电火花放电。
A brush-like electrical discharge of sparks.
野生植被,通常比草高大但比树矮小。参见灌木丛。
Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees. See shrubland.
短暂、可能的再次相遇或经历。
A short, possibly recurrent encounter or experience.
动物的毛茸茸的尾巴,尤指狐狸的尾巴。
The furry tail of an animal, especially of a fox.
下颌骨上的一簇毛发。
A tuft of hair on the mandibles.
一种类似刷子的乐器,用于使鼓或钹发出柔和的声音。
An instrument, resembling a brush, used to produce a soft sound from drums or cymbals.
屏幕上的工具,用于“绘制”特定颜色或纹理。
An on-screen tool for "painting" a particular colour or texture.
一组定义的设计和参数,产生具有特定纹理和质量的绘制笔画。
A set of defined design and parameters that produce drawn strokes of a certain texture and quality.
在三维视频游戏中,凸多面体,尤其指定义游戏区域结构的凸多面体。
In 3D video games, a convex polyhedron, especially one that defines structure of the play area.
常绿树枝,特别是香脂冷杉,在当地切割并打包出口,通常用于制作花环。
Evergreen boughs, especially balsam, locally cut and baled for export, usually for use in making wreaths.
I bought a new brush for painting the fence.
我买了一把新刷子来刷篱笆。
用法提示：Brush作为名词，表示刷子。
She cleaned her makeup brushes thoroughly.
她彻底清洗了她的化妆刷。
用法提示：Brushes是brush的复数形式，名词，表示刷子。
The artist dipped his brush into the paint.
艺术家将他的刷子浸入颜料中。
用法提示：Brush作为名词，表示绘画用的刷子。
for 后接动名词，表示刷子的用途。
I need a brush for painting the walls.
我需要一把用来刷墙的刷子。
表示把某物刷一下，强调一次短暂的动作；brush 前用 a。
Give your jacket a brush before the interview.
面试前把你的夹克刷一刷。
常指与危险、死亡、法律等的短暂接触。
She had a brush with death after the accident.
事故后她与死亡有过一次短暂接触。
通常可互换，但thicket更强调茂密、难以穿过的灌木丛
通常可互换，但brushwood更指小灌木和枝条
通常可互换，但scrub指低矮、稀疏的灌木丛
bush可指单株灌木，而brush通常指丛生灌木
grammar · medium
易错句子I bought two new brush yesterday.
正确表达I bought two new brushes yesterday.
brush 表示“刷子”这一具体工具时是可数名词，前面有 two 这类数词、或指多把刷子时，必须用复数形式 brushes，不能保留单数 brush。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need brush to clean my shoes.
正确表达I need a brush to clean my shoes.
这里指“一把刷子”，是单数可数名词，前面必须加不定冠词 a/an；汉语名词前不需要冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子She painted the wall by a brush.
正确表达She painted the wall with a brush.
表示“用某种工具”时英语用介词 with，不用 by；汉语的“用”容易被直译成 by，但 by 通常表示手段方式（如 by hand）或被动句中的施动者，所以应改为 with a brush。
发刷
She used a hair brush to untangle her long hair.
她用发刷梳理长发。
牙刷
It is recommended to replace your tooth brush every three months.
建议每三个月更换一次牙刷。
油漆刷
He dipped the paint brush into the can and started painting the wall.
他把油漆刷浸入罐中，开始刷墙。
画笔的笔触
The artist applied a thick brush stroke to create texture.
画家用厚重的笔触来创造质感。
灌木丛火灾
A small brush fire quickly spread due to the dry weather.
由于天气干燥，一场小灌木丛火灾迅速蔓延。
与死亡擦肩而过
He had a brush with death when his car skidded off the cliff.
当他的车滑下悬崖时，他与死亡擦肩而过。
与刷子同为清洁牙齿的工具
刷子使用时通常配合牙膏
刷子是牙医推荐的日常口腔清洁工具
与刷子互补，用于清洁牙缝
刷子主要用于清洁口腔内的牙齿
与死神擦肩而过
After surviving the car accident, he felt he had a brush with death.
在那场车祸中幸存后，他觉得自己与死神擦肩而过。
与法律发生小冲突
He had a brush with the law when he was caught speeding.
他因超速被抓住时，与法律发生了一次小冲突。
拒绝；打发
She gave him the brush-off when he asked for a date.
当他约她时，她拒绝了他。
有些人含着银汤匙出生，而像我这样的人，手里握着一把画笔出生。
He used a brush to paint the fence.
他用刷子粉刷了篱笆。
重温莎士比亚，现在开始引用他的话。
She bought a new hairbrush.
她买了一把新发刷。
Choose the next layer that will help you use brush with more confidence.
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