brush off

英 [ˈbrʌʃ ɒf]

美 [ˈbrʌʃ ɔːf]

刷掉，掸掉或拂掉（某物）; 〈口〉拒绝听，不理睬

柯林斯词典

• See also:When I tried to talk to her about it she just brushed me off.brush-off

英英释义

verb

• bar from attention or consideration
  1. She dismissed his advances
  Synonym:dismissdisregardbrush asidediscountpush asideignore

双语例句

• I hate celebrities who brush off their fans.
  我不喜欢对歌迷不理不睬。
• I didn't expect her to brush us off like this.
  我没有料到她会这样拒绝我们。
• If I were a ray of breeze, I will brush off other people's confusion;
  如果我是一缕清风，我会拂掉别人心中的迷茫；
• Investors tend to brush off jobless reports as what they call a lagging indicator.
  投资者希望能摆脱失业报告，他们称之为迟缓的指示器。
• The Internet company last week tried to brush off suggestions it has some masterplan in the works, but it is clearly working hard to get wider distribution for its software.
  这家互联网公司上周试图否认正在制定相关方面的总体规划，但很明显的是，它在努力拓宽自己软件的销售渠道。
• Wal-Mart may be able to brush off its reputation woes, but it will not be able to dismiss its weak sales quite as easily.
  沃尔玛或许能够对声誉危机置之不理，却很难对疲软的销量无动于衷。
• When Mica Craig reached down to brush off what he thought was a stick of mulch in the garden section of a Washington state Walmart, it turned around and sank its fangs into his hand, Reuters reported.
  在华盛顿州某沃尔玛超市园艺区购物时，47岁的麦卡·克雷格伸手要拂掉护根物上的一根枝条，没想到它却转头把毒牙嵌进了他的手掌。
• I am sure he will brush off his wife's suggestion.
  我相信他不听他太太的建议。
• I quickly brush it off;
  我就很快把它掸落在地；
• They brush off the charges without any comment.
  他们不理不睬那指控，也未作任何解释。