读音

/broʊk/

释义

• 名词: 一条小溪或小河流。例如: “The cottage was situated by a babbling brook.”
• 动词: 容忍，忍受（常与won’t或can’t连用，表示不能接受或不容许）。例如: “I won’t brook any interference in my affairs.”

短语

• “to brook no delay” 表示不容许有任何延误。
• “can’t brook criticism” 意味着不能忍受批评。

例句

• 名词: “The sound of the brook could be heard from the garden.”
• 动词: “She can’t brook being told what to do.”

同义词

• Stream
• Creek
• Riverlet
• Tributary -耐受:
• Tolerate
• Endure
• Put up with
• Abide