Brushing

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brush

(a.) Constructed or used to brush with; as a brushing machine.

(a.) Brisk; light; as, a brushing gallop.

亚历山大校对

• I will wait till I see the Anglo-Saxon brushing away harlotry with a toothbrush. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• The brushing of skirts and elbows, sometimes the bumping of shoulders, could be heard against the very panels. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Standing before the dressing-glass was a middle-aged lady, in yellow curl-papers, busily engaged in brushing what ladies call their 'back-hair. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• And I cannot get there in less than an hour or more,' muttered Nancy: brushing swiftly past him, and gliding rapidly down the street. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• She showed it by brushing away viciously at Margaret's hair, under pretence of being in a great hurry to go to Mrs. Hale. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Still there is no impediment to returning to the door for thy brushing. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Not a very poor grave,' said the Reverend Frank Milvey, brushing his hand across his eyes, 'when it has that homely figure on it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• It is the dull weather which disorders our nerves, said I, brushing away a tear. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Brushing ink over the raised letters he pressed the wood upon a sheet of paper, and then, lifting it carefully, showed her her own name printed upon the paper. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• I'll come on,' replied the Dodger, brushing his hat with the palm of his hand. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Look, baby, this is your old tooth-brushing glass. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• I did not believe I should shed another tear, said Fanny, brushing away the drops which were stealing slowly down her fair, wan cheeks. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• It is only by dint of good brushing that I look respectable. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• And now there came the sound of a heavy body brushing against the side of the cabin. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Presently his quick ears detected the familiar sound of padded feet and the brushing of a huge, fur-clad body through the undergrowth. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.

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