brush-off
n. <美俚>拒絕,斷然解僱
If someone gives you the brush-off when you speak to them, they refuse to talk to you or be nice to you.
I wanted to keep in touch, but when I called him he gave me the brush-off.
我想和他保持聯絡,但當我打電話給他時,他卻不理睬我。
1. a curt or disdainful rejection
These guests were given a brush off.
客人們受到了冷遇.
They use small brooms to brush off snow caught in tiny holes.
他們用刷子刷去在小洞上粘上的雪.
He gives her the brush off when he's tired.
他累的時候就會對她不理不睬.
No matter what method you choose, the key is not to brush off symptoms.
不管你採用何種治療方法, 關鍵是不要把打呼不當一回事.
They brush off the charges without any comment.
他們不理不睬那指控,也未作任何解釋.