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单词 brook
释义
brook1 nounbrook2 verb
brookbrook1 /brʊk/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINbrook1
Origin:
Old English broc
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • I turned away from the brook and felt strangely restless.
  • In Kangwon Province, there were villages with trickling brooks and houses with fruit trees in the yard.
  • Just beyond the bridge, the road follows the brook filled with large black rocks and gravel.
  • The brook was swollen and Hazel's ears could distinguish the deeper, smoother sound, changed since the day before.
  • The real price though, has been paid by the wildlife which once lived in Cannop brook.
  • The town brook, now covered over, became a source of energy for saw mills and other trades.
  • They dwelt in brooks and springs and fountains.
  • This was the last mill, the brook now wending its way towards the Severn at Minsterworth.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSa small river
a small narrow river: · a cool mountain stream
literary a small stream: · There was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks.
a narrow area of sea that goes into the land, or a small river: · The River Fal with its many creeks was a perfect place for smugglers.· The kids hunted for crabs in the muddy creek.
WORD SETS
backwater, nounbank, nounbank, verbbare, adjectivebarrier reef, nounbay, nounbayou, nounbeach, nounbeck, nounbelt, nounbillow, nounbiting, adjectivebitter, adjectiveblack ice, nounblast, nounblazing, adjectivebleach, verbblizzard, nounblow, verbblowy, adjectivebluff, nounbluster, verbblustery, adjectivebog, nounboiling, adjectiveboulder, nounbracing, adjectivebreaker, nounbreeze, nounbreezy, adjectivebrook, nounbrush, nounbrushwood, nounburn, nounbutte, nouncanyon, nouncascade, nouncataract, nouncave, nouncavern, nounchange, verbchasm, nounchoppy, adjectiveclap, nounclear, verbclement, adjectivecliff, nouncloud, nouncloudburst, nouncloudy, adjectivecoast, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nouncone, nouncopse, nouncountry, nouncranny, nouncrater, nouncreation, nouncreep, verbcrisp, adjectivecrosswind, nouncumulus, nouncyclone, noundale, noundell, noundense, adjectivedew, noundewdrop, noundewfall, noundewy, adjectivedisgorge, verbdog days, noundownpour, noundownriver, adverbdownstream, adverbdownwind, adverbdrift, verbdrift, noundriftwood, noundrizzle, noundrop, verbdrop, noundrought, noundry, adjectivedry land, noundull, adjectivedune, nounduster, noundust storm, nouneast, adjectiveeddy, nounelectrical storm, nounequable, adjectiveeye, nounface, nounfail, verbfair, adjectivefall, nounfell, nounfen, nounfield, nounfierce, adjectivefiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood, verbflood, nounflood tide, nounflotsam, nounflow, nounflow, verbflower, nounflurry, nounfog, nounfogbound, adjectivefoggy, adjectivefoothill, nounfoothold, nounford, nounforeshore, nounforest, nounfoul, adjectivefreak, adjectivefreeze, nounfresh, adjectivefreshen, verbfreshwater, adjectivefrost, nounfury, noungale, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungentle, adjectivegeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglen, noungnarled, adjectivegrassy, adjectivegreen, adjectivegreenery, nounground, nounground level, noungulley, noungully, noungust, noungust, verbgusty, adjectivehail, nounhailstone, nounhailstorm, nounhaze, nounheadwind, nounheath, nounheather, nounheat wave, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhill, nounhillock, nounhillside, nounhill station, nounhilly, adjectivehoarfrost, nounhot spring, nounhummock, nounhurricane, nounice, nouniceberg, nounice cap, nouninclement, adjectiveincline, nounIndian summer, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninshore, adverbisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounjetsam, nounjungle, nounknoll, nounlake, nounlakeside, adjectiveledge, nounlightning, nounlip, nounloch, nounlough, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounmarshland, nounmeadow, nounmere, nounmild, adjectivemillpond, nounmire, nounmist, nounmisty, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmonsoon, nounmoonless, adjectivemoor, nounmoorland, nounMother Nature, nounmound, nounmountain, nounmountainous, adjectivemountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudflat, nounmull, nounmurmur, verbmurmur, nounnarrows, nounnestle, verbnew moon, nounnook, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectivenotch, nounoasis, nounonshore, adjectiveooze, nounoutcrop, nounovercast, adjectiveozone, nounpack ice, nounpalisade, nounpanorama, nounparch, verbparched, adjectivepass, nounpatchy, adjectivepeak, nounpeal, nounpeasouper, nounpebble, nounpelt, verbpenumbra, nounperishing, adjectivepinewood, nounpinnacle, nounpitiless, adjectivepond, nounpour, verbprecipice, nounprospect, nounpuddle, nounquicksand, nounradiate, verbraging, adjectiverain, nounrainbow, nounrain drop, nounrainfall, nounrainstorm, nounrainwater, nounrainy, adjectiverange, nounrapids, nounrarefied, adjectiveravine, nounraw, adjectiverecede, verbreedy, adjectivereef, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrime, nounrise, verbrise, nounrock, nounrocky, adjectiveroll, verbrolling, adjectiverough, adjectiverural, adjectivescenery, nounscud, verbsea breeze, nounsea mist, nounset, verbshore, nounsky, nounslope, nounsludge, nounsnow, nounsnowbound, adjectivesnow-capped, adjectivesnowdrift, nounsnowfall, nounsnowflake, nounsnowstorm, nounsnowy, adjectivesouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheaster, nounsoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivespinney, nounspring, nounstream, nounsullen, adjectivesultry, adjectivesummer, nounsummit, nounsun, nounsundown, nounsun-drenched, adjectivesunrise, nounsunset, nounsunshine, nounswamp, nounsweep, verbswollen, adjectivetempestuous, adjectivethaw, verbthaw, nounthicket, nounthin, adjectivethunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetide, nountreeless, adjectivetree-lined, adjectivetrough, nounturf, nountussock, nountwilight, nounvale, nounvalley, nounverdant, adjectivevisibility, nounvoid, nounwashout, nounwater, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterside, nounwaterspout, nounwax, verbwest, adjectivewest, adverbwestbound, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwet, adjectivewhirlpool, nounwhirlwind, nounwhite horses, nounwhitewater, nounwild, adjectivewill o' the wisp, nounwind, nounwindstorm, nounwindswept, adjectivewindy, adjectivewood, nounwooded, adjectivewoodland, nounwoodsy, adjectivewoody, adjectivezephyr, noun
a small stream:  a babbling brook
brook1 nounbrook2 verb
brookbrook2 verb Word Origin
WORD ORIGINbrook2
Origin:
Old English brucan ‘to use, enjoy’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
brook
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theybrook
he, she, itbrooks
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theybrooked
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave brooked
he, she, ithas brooked
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad brooked
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill brook
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have brooked
Continuous Form
PresentIam brooking
he, she, itis brooking
you, we, theyare brooking
PastI, he, she, itwas brooking
you, we, theywere brooking
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been brooking
he, she, ithas been brooking
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been brooking
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be brooking
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been brooking
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A power that brooked no query.
  • Above all, it brooked no argument.
  • Congress would brook no potential economic rivals in the post-war world.
  • He was too near the Accomplishment of the Purpose to brook any distractions.
  • In contrast local military authorities would brook no delay.
  • Not that, standing square in front of her, his expression brooking no refusal, he was giving her much choice.
  • Tia Carmen says in a quiet voice that does not brook contradiction.
  • Who worked later than any of us on the college paper and brooked no foolishness.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· Above all, it brooked no argument.· Quintupled sales with a workforce reduced by one-third would seem to brook no argument.
not brook something/brook no something formal to not allow or accept something:  He would brook no criticism, even from his beloved daughter.
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