brush學測 L2KK [ˈbrʌʃ] ｜ /ˈbrʌʃ/
刷子；畫筆·刷洗；刷乾淨·蓬鬆尾巴·梳理；刷整·小摩擦；小衝突·輕觸；擦過
名詞動詞義項多，學測易混淆
He gave his shoes a quick brush, then had a small brush with his boss about it.
他把鞋子刷了刷，接著就這件事和老闆起了一次小衝突。
一個畫面：毛束輕輕擦過表面
刷洗表面刷毛碰觸物體，來回摩擦
蓬鬆掃過毛絮狀物擺動，輕輕拂過
擦身而過與人或物短暫輕觸，隨即分開
義項
刷子工具A2noun刷子；畫筆
The artist picked up a brush and painted the wall white.
畫家拿起畫筆，把牆壁漆成白色。
a new brusha paintbrush
刷洗動作B1verb刷洗；刷乾淨
He brushed the mud off his shoes before entering the house.
他在進門前把鞋子上的泥刷乾淨。
brush your teethbrush the dirt off
狐狸尾巴B1noun蓬鬆尾巴
The fox's brush swept the snow as it ran across the field.
狐狸的尾巴掃過雪地，牠奔跑穿越原野。
梳理頭髮A2verb梳理；刷整
She brushed her hair quickly before catching the MRT to school.
她匆匆梳好頭髮，才趕去搭捷運上學。
brush your hair
小摩擦A2noun小摩擦；小衝突
After a short brush with his neighbor, he smiled and walked away.
與鄰居發生一次小摩擦後，他微笑著轉身離開。
a brush with the law
輕輕擦過A2verb輕觸；擦過
Her sleeve brushed against the wet paint on the bench.
她的袖子輕輕擦過長椅上未乾的油漆。
brush againstbrush past
片語
brush off揮手撢開 →隨手拍掉；打發走
brush aside推向一旁 →刻意忽視不理會
brush up on重新複習 →複習加強技能
a brush with death與死神擦肩 →千鈞一髮死裡逃生
你會不會這樣說？
He wanted to ___ his teeth before bed. (brush / blush)
看答案
brush
brush 指刷洗（如刷牙），blush 指臉紅，兩字只差一個字母易看錯。
'His brush with the law taught him a lesson.' 這裡的 brush 意思最接近？(A) 刷子 (B) 小衝突／小摩擦 (C) 梳頭
看答案
(B)
此處 brush 指與法律的短暫衝突，對應「小摩擦；小衝突」義項。
字族
toothbrush 牙刷・hairbrush 髮刷