brush

ブラシ

硬い毛や細いプラスチックが多く付いた、髪や羊毛を整える道具。

やさしい英語で： A tool with many thin stiff hairs or plastic pieces, used to tidy hair or wool.

• Where is my hair brush?
• She used a brush to smooth her hair.
• This brush removes loose wool from the fleece.

よく使う表現： hair brush, wool brush, soft brush, paint brush

遭遇、接触

何かを短時間経験すること。嫌なことや危険なことを指す場合が多い。

やさしい英語で： A short experience of something, often something unpleasant or dangerous.

• She had a brush with death.
• His brush with the law changed his attitude.
• A brief brush with fame left her uncomfortable.

使い方： a brush with something (He had a brush with death during the storm.)

類義語： encounter, experience

よく使う表現： brush with death, brush with the law, brief brush with something

ブラシで磨く、ブラシで掃除する

ブラシを使って物を磨いたり掃除したりする。

やさしい英語で： To clean something using a tool with many stiff hairs or thin plastic pieces.

• I brush my teeth every morning.
• She brushed her muddy boots before coming inside.
• Have you brushed your teeth yet?

類義語： clean, scrub

よく使う表現： brush your teeth, brush your shoes, brush something clean

払い落とす、払う

手や掃除道具をさっと動かして何かを取り除く。

やさしい英語で： To remove something with a quick movement of your hand or a cleaning tool.

• Brush the crumbs off the table.
• She brushed snow from her coat.
• He brushed away the dust with his sleeve.

使い方： brush something off something (He brushed the dust off his jacket.); brush something away (She brushed the crumbs away with her hand.)

類義語： sweep, wipe

よく使う表現： brush something off, brush something away, brush aside something

かすめる、軽く触れる

通り過ぎたり表面をなぞったりするときに軽く触れる。

やさしい英語で： To touch something lightly while moving past it or across it.

• Her fingers brushed my arm.
• A branch brushed against his face.
• She brushed past us without speaking.

使い方： brush against someone/something (Her sleeve brushed against my hand.); brush past someone/something (He brushed past me in the doorway.)

類義語： graze, touch

よく使う表現： brush against something, brush past someone, brush someone’s cheek