brush off

US /brʌʃ ɔf/
UK /brʌʃ ɔf/
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1.

不理睬, 忽视

to ignore or dismiss someone or something in a dismissive way

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She tried to talk to him, but he just brushed her off.
她想和他说话，但他只是不理她。
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Don't brush off his concerns; they might be important.
不要忽视他的担忧；它们可能很重要。
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dismissdisregardshrug offignorerebuff
2.

掸掉, 刷掉

to remove something from a surface by brushing

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He brushed off the dust from his jacket.
他掸掉了夹克上的灰尘。
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She carefully brushed off the crumbs from the table.
她小心翼翼地掸掉了桌上的面包屑。
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dust offwipe offclean offsweep off
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brushbrush upscrub brushwire brushtoilet brushbrush downbrush aside