brook

英 [brʊk]

美 [brʊk]

n.  溪; 小河; 小川
v.  (不)允许(某事)

复数：brooks　过去式：brooked　第三人称单数：brooks　现在分词：brooking　过去分词：brooked　

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同义词辨析

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牛津词典

noun

• 溪；小河；小川
  a small river

verb

• （不）允许（某事）
  to not allow sth
  1. The tone in his voice brooked no argument.
     他的声音里透露着一种不容争辩的语调。

柯林斯词典

• 小溪；小河
  Abrookis a small stream.
• VERB 容许，忍受（他人的干预或反对）
  If someone in a position of authority willbrook nointerference or opposition, they will not accept any interference or opposition from others.
  1. From childhood on, she'd had a plan of action, one that would brook no interference...
     从孩提时代起，她就有了一个行动计划，而且是个不容他人干预的计划。
  2. The army will brook no weakening of its power.
     这支部队不会容忍对其实力的削弱。

英英释义

noun

• a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
  1. the creek dried up every summer
  Synonym:creek

verb

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  1. I cannot bear his constant criticism
  2. The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
  3. he learned to tolerate the heat
  4. She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
  Synonym:digestendurestick outstomachbearstandtoleratesupportabidesufferput up

双语例句

• Can you stride the brook?
  你能一步跨过这条小溪吗？
• A brook gurgles.
  泉水潺潺。
• This is detective Sam brook.
  这是山姆？布鲁克侦探。
• He jumped his pony across the brook.
  他使小马驹跳过了小河。他扑通一声跳入河中。
• She saw a brook with red flowers and green grass on both sides.
  她看见一条两边是红花和绿草的小溪。
• The brook gurgles along.
  溪水琮琤。
• The waterside flower sheds petals for love, while the heartless brook babbles on.
  落花有意，流水无情。
• At this point the waiter suggested it was time to go and would brook no disagreement.
  这时，侍者建议该离开了，不容有异议。
• Brook has sifted the evidence and summarises it clearly.
  布鲁克已经仔细审查过证据并将其总结得一清二楚。
• We will brook no outside interference.
  我们不容许任何外来干涉。