give sb the brush off

  1. 拒绝某人…, 让某人碰钉子, 充耳不闻; 不予理睬
    • He'd let me down more than once so the next time he asked me for a favour I gave him the brush off.
      他已不止一次为难我, 因此下次他求我帮助时, 我也让他碰碰钉子。
    • These guests were given a brush off.
      客人们受到了冷遇。

网络词典

give sb the brush off

英 ɡɪv sbðə bʌʃ ɒf 美 ɡɪvsbðə bʌʃɑːf
短语 中文翻译:对某人不理睬
同义词: ['ignore', 'dismiss', 'brushoff']

例句:

  1. 1. He gavehis boss the brush off when he askedfor a raise.
    他拒绝上司加薪的请求。
  2. 2. The teacher gave the student the brushoff for not turning in his homework ontime.
    老师因为学生没有按时交作业而不予理会。
  3. 3. She was given the brushoff by her boss because she had beenlate to work every day.
    她被老板以经常迟到为由不予理会。