brush-off

短语

n. <美俚>拒绝, 断然解雇

词形变化

brush-offs 复数

别名

brushoff

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal.

    A halfhearted “thank you” may be a brush-off.

    For the first time, we in the SF ghetto are beginning to get criticism – not brush-offs from literary snobs.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

rejection

词源

Deverbal from brush off.

来源：wiktionary