brush 1 S3 / brʌʃ / 名词 #

1 object for cleaning/painting [可数名词] an object that you use for cleaning, painting, making your hair tidy etc, made with a lot of hairs, bristle s , or thin pieces of plastic, fastened to a handle → broom :

a scrubbing brush → hairbrush , nailbrush , paintbrush , toothbrush

2 trees [不可数名词]

a) small bushes and trees that cover an area of land

b) branches that have broken off bushes and trees

3 movement [单数形式] a movement in which you brush something to remove dirt, make something smooth, tidy etc :

I’ll just give my hair a quick brush .

4 touch [单数形式] a quick light touch, made by chance when two things or people pass each other :

the brush of her silk dress as she walked past

5 [可数名词] a time when you only just avoid an unpleasant situation or argument

brush with

His first brush with the law came when he was 16.

A brush with death can make you appreciate life more.

6 tail [可数名词] the tail of a fox

break S2 W2 noun #

1 stop working [可数名词] a period of time when you stop working in order to rest, eat etc :
We’ll have a short break for lunch, then start again at two o’clock. Let’s take a ten-minute break . We’d worked for ten hours without a break . I’ll go shopping during my lunch break . 2 stop doing something [可数名词] a period of time when you stop doing something before you start again break from I wanted a break from university life. She decided to take a career break when she had children. break in a welcome break in my normal routine 3 holiday [可数名词] a short holiday :
I was beginning to feel that I needed a break. We flew off for a week’s break in Spain. They’re offering weekend breaks in Paris for only £100. the Easter/Christmas etc break Are you looking forward to the summer break? 4 at school [不可数名词] the time during the school day when classes stop and teachers and students can rest, eat, play etc at break I’ll speak to you at break. They get together with their friends at break time . 5 on tv [可数名词] a pause for advertisements during a television or radio programme :
Join us again after the break. We’ll be back with more after a short break. 6 something stops happening [可数名词] a period of time when something stops happening before it starts again break in We’ll go for a walk if there’s a break in the rain. Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. She waited for a break in the conversation. There was no sign of a break in the weather (= an improvement in bad weather ) . 7 end a relationship [单数形式] a time when you leave a person or group, or end a relationship with someone :
I wanted a clean break so that I could restart my life. It was years before I plucked up enough courage to make the break and leave him. break with He was beginning to regret his break with the Labour Party. 8 space/hole [可数名词] a space or hole in something break in We crawled through a break in the hedge. The sun shone through a break in the clouds. 9 chance [可数名词] informal a sudden or unexpected chance to do something that allows you to become successful in your job :
There are hundreds of young musicians out there looking for their first break. He got his first big break in 1998. a lucky break 10 bones [可数名词] the place where a bone in your body has broken :
It’s quite a bad break, which will take several months to heal. 11 tennis [可数名词] a situation in a game of tennis in which you win a game when your opponent is starting the game by hitting the ball first :
She really needs a break of serve now if she wants to win this match. 12 snooker [可数名词] the number of points that a player wins when it is their turn to hit the ball in a game such as snooker 13 break with tradition/the past a time when people stop following old customs and do something in a completely different way :
It is time for a complete break with the past. 14 make a break for something to suddenly start running towards something in order to escape from a place :
As soon as the guard’s back was turned, they made a break for the door. Two of the prisoners made a break for it but were soon recaptured. 15 give me/it a break! spoken used when you want someone to stop doing or saying something that is annoying you 16 give somebody a break spoken to stop being strict with someone so that a situation becomes easier for them :
Give the kid a break. It’s only his second day on the job. 17 the break of day literary the time early in the morning when it starts getting light

COLLOCATIONS

verbs have/take a break After two hours, she took a break and switched on the radio. need a break I’m sorry, I can’t do any more - I need a break.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + break
a short/quick break Shall we have a quick five-minute break? a lunch break What time’s your lunch break? a coffee/tea break How about a coffee break? a morning/afternoon break I don’t usually have time for a morning break. a well-earned break (= one that you deserve ) Everyone’s looking forward to a well-earned break when the exams are over.

THESAURUS

vacation especially American English , holiday especially British English time you spend away from school or work : Are you taking a vacation this summer? | We met on holiday in Cyprus. | What are you doing in the school holidays ? holiday a day that is set by law, when no one has to go to work or school : the Thanksgiving holiday | New Year’s Day is a national holiday . | In 2002, there was an extra public holiday to mark the Queen’s golden jubilee. | the August bank holiday (= day when all the banks and shops are closed – used in British English ) break a time when you stop working or studying in order to rest, or a short vacation from school : a ten-minute coffee break | Lots of college kids come to the beaches during the spring break. leave a time when you are allowed not to work : We get four weeks’ annual leave (= paid time off work each year ) . | He has been taking a lot of sick leave (= time off work because you are ill ) recently. | Angela is on maternity leave (= time off work when having a baby ) . | He was given compassionate leave (= time off work because someone close to you has died, is very ill etc ) to go to his father’s funeral. sabbatical [通常单数形式] a period when someone, especially a teacher, stops doing their usual work in order to study or travel : She was on sabbatical for six months. | I’m thinking of taking a sabbatical. furlough a period of time when a soldier or someone working in another country can return to their own country as a holiday : While on furlough, he and his girlfriend got married. R & R ( rest and relaxation ) a holiday, especially one given to people in the army, navy etc after a long period of hard work or during a war : Soldiers in Vietnam were taken to Hawaii for R & R.