a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river);
"the creek dried up every summer"
Verb
put up with something or somebody unpleasant;
"I cannot bear his constant criticism" "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" "he learned to tolerate the heat" "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
例句
用作名词(n.)
He jumped his pony across the brook.他使小马驹跳过了小河。
Before we drink much at a brook,it is well to know its source.溪畔畅饮前，最好知其源。
By the brook, the cook looked through a cookbook before making hooked cookies.在溪边，厨子在做钩形饼干之前查阅了一本食谱。
用作及物动词(vt.)
He will not brook any interference.他不会容忍他人的任何干涉。
Top students brook no intrusions on study time.尖子学生不能容忍学习时间受到侵占。
His pride would not brook such insults.他的自尊心无法忍受这样的侮辱。
