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"
brook的用法和样例:
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。