brush-off

英 [ˈbrʌʃ ɒf]

美 [ˈbrʌʃ ɔːf]

n.  漠视; 不理睬

牛津词典

noun

• 漠视；不理睬
  rude or unfriendly behaviour that shows that a person is not interested in sb
  1. Paul asked Tara out to dinner but she gave him the brush-off .
     保罗邀请塔拉外出吃饭，但遭到拒绝。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 不理睬；冷落
  If someone gives youthe brush-offwhen you speak to them, they refuse to talk to you or be nice to you.
  1. I wanted to keep in touch, but when I called him he gave me the brush-off.
     我想和他保持联系，但当我打电话给他时，他却不理睬我。

英英释义

noun

• a curt or disdainful rejection

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