brush up against

英 美
  • 碰及
  • against prep.反对;逆;违背;倚靠;映衬;防御;相比;相对
  • brush n.刷子;画笔;刷n.灌木丛n.小冲突;争吵vt.刷;掠过;轻触;擦;掸vi.轻擦;拂拭
  • up adv.向上;起来;上升;往上prep.向上adj.向上的;上行的n.上升v.上升;增加
    1. The Smiths brushed up against starvation because Mr. Smith couldn't find a job.
      史密斯先生找不到工作,因此他们一家面临饥饿。
    2. I hadn't thought that we would brush up against so much opposition in this town.
      我没有想到我们会在这个城里遭到这么多的反对。