brook

noun

1. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

e.g. the creek dried up every summer

Synonym: creek

verb

1. put up with something or somebody unpleasant

e.g. 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

Synonym: digestendurestick outstomachbearstandtoleratesupportabidesufferput up

1. 小溪；小河
A brook is a small stream.

2. 容许，忍受（他人的干预或反对）
If someone in a position of authority will brook no interference or opposition, they will not accept any interference or opposition from others.

e.g. From childhood on, she'd had a plan of action, one that would brook no interference...
从孩提时代起，她就有了一个行动计划，而且是个不容他人干预的计划。
e.g. The army will brook no weakening of its power.
这支部队不会容忍对其实力的削弱。

1.

1. 小溪：一些人的祖先住在沼泽地里,于是他们就姓Marsh,还有一些人的祖先住在小溪(brook)边,于是他们就姓Brook.这样一来,比较糟糕的就是美国现任总统GeorgeBush,它的祖先可能就住在灌木丛里(bush),与狐狸、刺猬之流为伍.

2. brook

2. 溪：以独特的美学观与主义而独树一帜(意象剧场、环境剧场、贫穷剧场……),布鲁克爬梳、融汇了各家理论的菁华,折衷实验了各种排练方法,充满了弹性与变化幅度,布鲁克不是一条狭隘的小溪(brook),而像一座兼容并蓄、聚纳百川的海洋,

3. 布鲁克 英国 傍溪而居之人：Bridget 布丽姬特, 盖尔或爱尔兰, 强壮,力量 | Brook, 布鲁克 英国, 傍溪而居之人. | Camille 卡蜜拉 拉丁, 好品性的高贵女子.