单词 | brook |
释义 | brook1[ brook ] / brʊk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR brook ON THESAURUS.COM nouna small, natural stream of fresh water. Origin of brook1before 900; Middle English; Old English brōc stream; cognate with Dutch broek,German Bruch marsh OTHER WORDS FROM brookbrookless, adjectivebrooklike, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH brookbrook , creek, river, streamWords nearby brookbroodmare, brood parasite, brood parasitism, brood pouch, broody, brook, Brooke, Brook Farm, Brookfield, Brookhaven, brookie Definition for brook (2 of 2)brook2 [ brook ] / brʊk / verb (used with object)to bear; suffer; tolerate: I will brook no interference. Origin of brook2before 900; Middle English brouken,Old English brūcan; cognate with Dutch bruiken,German brauchen; akin to Gothic brukjan,Latin fruī to enjoy SYNONYMS FOR brooktake, stand, endure, abide, stomach. SEE SYNONYMS FOR brook ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM brookbrook·a·ble, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brookBritish Dictionary definitions for brook (1 of 3)brook1 / (brʊk) / nouna natural freshwater stream smaller than a river Word Origin for brookOld English brōc; related to Old High German bruoh swamp, Dutch broek British Dictionary definitions for brook (2 of 3)brook2 / (brʊk) / verb(tr; usually used with a negative) to bear; tolerate Derived forms of brookbrookable, adjectiveWord Origin for brookOld English brūcan; related to Gothic brūkjan to use, Old High German brūhhan, Latin fruī to enjoy British Dictionary definitions for brook (3 of 3)Brook / (brʊk) / nounPeter (Paul Stephen). born 1925, British stage and film director, noted esp for his experimental work in the theatre Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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