英语词汇“brook”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	brook
释义	Trends of brook View usage for: brook (brʊk) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense brooks, past tense, past participle brooking, present participle brooked 1. countable noun A brook is a small stream. Synonyms: stream, burn [Scottish, Northern England], rivulet, gill [dialect] More Synonyms of brook 2. verb If someone in a position of authority will brook no interference or opposition, they will not accept any interference or opposition from others. She'd had a plan of action, one that would brook no interference. [VERB noun] The army will brook no weakening of its power. [VERB noun] Synonyms: tolerate, stand, allow, suffer More Synonyms of brook brook in British English 1 (brʊk) noun a natural freshwater stream smaller than a river Word origin Old English brōc; related to Old High German bruoh swamp, Dutch broek brook in British English 2 (brʊk) verb (tr; usually used with a negative) to bear; tolerate Derived forms brookable (ˈbrookable) adjective Word origin Old English brūcan; related to Gothic brūkjan to use, Old High German brūhhan, Latin fruī to enjoy Brook in British English (brʊk) noun Peter (Paul Stephen). born 1925, British stage and film director, noted esp for his experimental work in the theatre brook in American English 1 (brʊk) noun a small stream, usually not so large as a river Word origin ME brok < OE broc; akin to OHG bruoh, moor, swamp < ? brook in American English 2 (brʊk) verb transitive to put up with; endure usually in the negative I will brook no interference SIMILAR WORDS: bear Word origin ME brouken, to use, enjoy < OE brucan; akin to Ger brauchen: for IE base see UNRESOLVED CROSS REF Examples of 'brook' in a sentence brook Those figures would brook no argument. Times, Sunday Times (2017) He expected the same from his editors and would brook no editorial interference. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They lead to judgments that brook no argument. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Perhaps these facts brook no argument. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Might work on the cheap, but not a man to brook interference. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He was easily "put upon", but did not readily brook interference. Bryant, Arthur The Search for Justice - a history of Britain and the British people Volume III (1990) He wanted complete control of the Staatsoper and was prepared to brook no bureaucratic interference. Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since1945 (2003) They will brook no argument, these people. Times, Sunday Times (2013) There is a public footpath and small brook between our boundary wall and the hedge. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I will brook no argument about this. Times, Sunday Times (2009) We had ruins to our front and a small brook with trees which curved round to our left and we were spread out along it. The Sun (2008) One day a young female began to wash the sand from the sweet potatoes by plunging them in a small brook that ran through the beach. Harris, Marvin Cultural Anthropology (1995) After spending 20 minutes looking at the brook from a small bridge the group was taken farther along the stream to where the body was found. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I was sitting in the meadows one day, not long ago, at a place where there was a small brook. Susan Coolidge What Katy Did (1872) In other languages brook British English: brook NOUN A brook is a small stream. American English: brook Brazilian Portuguese: riacho Chinese: 小溪 European Spanish: arroyo French: ruisseau German: Bach Italian: ruscello Japanese: 小川 Korean: 개울 European Portuguese: riacho Latin American Spanish: arroyo All related terms of 'brook' Brook Farm an experimental communist community established by writers and scholars in West Roxbury, Massachusetts , from 1841 to 1847 brook trout a North American freshwater trout , Salvelinus fontinalis , introduced in Europe and valued as a food and game fish brook lamprey a jawless fish, Lampetra planeri , native to the European part of the Atlantic Ocean and the northwest Mediterranean babbling brook a cook brookie a North American freshwater trout , Salvelinus fontinalis , introduced in Europe and valued as a food and game fish (noun) in the sense of stream Definition a natural freshwater stream He threw the hatchet in the brook. Synonyms stream a mountain stream burn (Scottish, NorthernEngland) rivulet gill (dialect) beck watercourse rill streamlet runnel (literary) (verb) in the sense of tolerate Definition to bear The army will brook no weakening of its power. Synonyms tolerate She can no longer tolerate the position that she's in. stand He hates vegetables and can't stand curry. allow Talking amongst yourselves is not allowed. suffer She doesn't suffer fools gladly and, in her view, most people are fools. accept Urban dwellers have to accept noise as part of city life. bear He can't bear to talk about it, even to me. stomach I could never stomach the cruelty involved in the wounding of animals. endure I simply can't endure another moment of her company. swallow hack (slang) I can't hack all the violence abide I can't abide people who can't make up their minds. put up with (informal) withstand A politician has to be able to withstand criticism from the Press. countenance The planners will not countenance any changes to the exterior of the barn. support thole (dialect) Additional synonyms in the sense of abide Definition to tolerate I can't abide people who can't make up their minds. Synonyms tolerate, suffer, accept, bear, endure, brook, hack (slang), put up with, submit to, take, stand, stomach, thole (Scottish) in the sense of accept Definition to tolerate or resign oneself to Urban dwellers have to accept noise as part of city life. Synonyms stand, take, experience, suffer, bear, allow, weather, cope with, tolerate, sustain, put up with, wear (British, slang), stomach, endure, undergo, brook, hack (slang), abide, withstand, submit to, bow to, yield to, countenance, defer to, like it or lump it (informal) in the sense of allow Definition to permit someone to do something Talking amongst yourselves is not allowed. Synonyms permit, approve, enable, sanction, endure, license, brook, endorse, warrant, tolerate, put up with (informal), authorize, stand, suffer, bear Nearby words of brook brooch brood brooding brook brothel brother brotherhood Synonyms of 'brook' brook Explore 'brook' in the dictionary
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