brook學測 L6KK [ˈbrʊk] ｜ /ˈbrʊk/
小溪；小河·容忍；忍受
同一字身兼溪流與忍耐兩義
A clear brook ran past the old temple, and children liked to skip stones across it.
一條清澈的小溪流過老廟，孩子們喜歡在上面打水漂。
一個畫面：溪水不受阻擋
潺潺向前小溪不停歇地向前流
繞過障礙遇到石頭仍持續流動
不肯退讓引申為態度強硬地忍受
義項
森林小溪C1noun小溪；小河
A small brook flowed through the field near her house, making a soft sound.
一條小溪流過她家附近的田野，發出輕柔的聲音。
a small brookbeside a brook
毫不退讓C1verb容忍；忍受
The teacher would not brook any cheating during the exam.
老師絕不容忍段考作弊的行為。
would not brookcannot brook
片語
babbling brook溪水潺潺 →潺潺作響的小溪
will not brook堅決回絕 →堅決不肯容忍
cross a brook跨越溪流 →跨過一條小溪
你會不會這樣說？
A small ___ flowed behind the old temple. (brook / book)
看答案
brook
brook 指小溪，book 指書本，兩字拼法只差一個字母。
'The teacher would not brook any cheating during the exam.' 這裡的 brook 最接近哪個意思？(A) 小溪 (B) 容忍
看答案
(B)
此處用固定搭配「would not brook」，表示絕不容忍的意思。