喜樂美語
  1. 1nA2/ˈtuːθbrʌʃ/牙刷

    A small brush with a long, thin handle that you use to clean your teeth.

    示範例句 · Example

    I keep my toothbrush in a blue cup next to the sink.

    逐字我把我的牙刷放在水槽旁邊一個藍色的杯子裡。

    toothbrush 就是 tooth（牙齒）加上 brush（刷子），可以想成英文把「這支刷子是拿來刷什麼的」直接放在 brush 前面，像 hairbrush（梳頭髮的刷子）、nailbrush（刷指甲的刷子）一樣長出來的一組字。它是可數名詞：一支是 a toothbrush，兩支是 two toothbrushes。toothbrush 指的是那個「東西」；拿它做的動作要說 brush your teeth（刷牙）。

    常見搭配

    • an electric toothbrush

      電動牙刷

      a toothbrush with a small motor that moves the brush for you

      Grandpa uses an electric toothbrush because it is easier for his hands.

    • a soft toothbrush

      軟毛牙刷

      a toothbrush whose bristles are not hard

      A soft toothbrush is kinder to your gums.

    • brush your teeth with a toothbrush

      用牙刷刷牙

      to clean your teeth using a toothbrush

      You can't brush your teeth with a toothbrush that has no bristles left.

    • get / buy a new toothbrush

      換一支新牙刷

      to replace your old toothbrush with a new one

      My brush is going flat, so I need to get a new toothbrush.

    • a toothbrush and toothpaste

      牙刷和牙膏

      the two things you need to clean your teeth

      The hotel gave each guest a toothbrush and toothpaste.

core核心畫面

A brush built for one job: a long thin handle you hold, and a small head of bristles at the end small enough to reach around inside your mouth. The name says exactly what it is — the brush for your teeth.

可以想成一支專門為一件事做出來的刷子：細細長長的柄好握，前端一小撮刷毛，小到可以在嘴裡繞著每顆牙轉。這個字就是把用途直接寫在名字上——tooth（牙）的 brush（刷子），刷牙用的刷子。

複數 toothbrushes

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

toothbrushnoun/ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/

  • 1

    A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.

    • A Turkiſh tooth-bruſh

toothbrushverb/ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/

  • 1

    To clean or scrub with a toothbrush.

    • In Rome, a restorer toothbrushed away some candle-grime over God's Sistine Chapel eye to reveal an eyebrow of Groucho Marx proportion.
    • I toothbrushed the stale rum stink from my mouth and stared at myself in the cabinet mirror.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。