brush with

基本解释

That was our brush with history.
就这样我们曾与历史擦肩而过。
But he couldn't forget his brush with fame and fortune.
但他仍对与荣誉和财富擦肩而过的往事耿耿于怀。
Because of its 2003 brush with bankruptcy, it cut its city workforce by a quarter, implemented a salary freeze and made many hard decisions, such as closing fire stations.
2003年和破产擦肩而过，该市裁减四分之一政府雇员，冻结工资，还有做出诸如关闭消防中心的艰难决定。

Taylor's previous brush with Grammy fame came in 2008, when she unsuccessfully competed for Best New Artist.
Okay, so that was our example for the day and our first brush with reality for the day.
好了,这就是我们今天的案例,也是我们今日理论联系实际的内容
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So a young and very capable officer who often became good friend with the president and other staffs and became buddies on the monutain bike with what the president like to do brush clearing on the ranch.
通常是一个非常年轻和能干的官员,通常会和总统,以及其他官员成为好朋友,还有跟总统一起骑车上山,那是总统很喜欢做的事,在牧场上骑马。
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For many now going to prison, this is their first brush with the law.
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