Brook
[brʊk]
解释:
(noun.) a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); 'the creek dried up every summer'.
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解释:
(v. t.) A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek.
(v. t.) To use; to enjoy.
(v. t.) To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young men can not brook restraint.
(v. t.) To deserve; to earn.
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同义词及近义词:
n. Rivulet, streamlet, run, RUNNEL, runlet, rill, BURN, small stream.
v. a. Endure, bear, abide, tolerate, suffer, put up with, submit to, bear with, take patiently or easily.
厄玛编辑
解释:
n. a small stream.—ns. Brook′let a little brook; Brook′lime a species of speedwell found in ditches.
v.t. to enjoy: to bear or endure.
编辑:波西亚
例句:
- Judge my surprise, on finding myself set down at Sir Harry's house in Brook Street, when I thought I was in the New Road. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- Such were the singular circumstances in connection with the Resident Patient and the Brook Street Doctor. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- It is true, I gave a little ground at first, for a motley jacket does not brook lance-heads, as a steel doublet will. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- With my pastoral crook I went over the brook, And behold I am spread into bands! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- What would you say if I were to start you in Brook Street? 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- The Brook Street business. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- Henry and she grew slowly into closer intimacy; but neither he nor she were people to brook the slightest notice of their proceedings. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- This was the company of Captain Horace Brooks, of the artillery, acting as infantry. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- Brooks and springs formed in this way are constant feeders of rivers and lakes. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Over babbling brooks they took impossible leaps, which seemed to keep them whole days suspended in the air. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- I explained to Brooks briefly what I had discovered and what I was about to do. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- You are Brooks,' said the gentleman. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- She strayed absorbedly on, over the brooks. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- Streams usually carry mud and sand along with them; this is particularly well seen after a storm when rivers and brooks are muddy. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- I have not been in the habit of brooking disappointment. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
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