n. 小溪

vt. 容忍

Brook \Brook\, n. [OE. brok, broke, brook, AS. br[=o]c; akin to
D. broek, LG. br[=o]k, marshy ground, OHG. pruoh, G. bruch
marsh; prob. fr. the root of E. break, so as that it
signifies water breaking through the earth, a spring or
brook, as well as a marsh. See {Break}, v. t.]
A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek.

The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land
of brooks of water. --Deut. viii.
7.

Empires itself, as doth an inland brook
Into the main of waters. --Shak.


Brook \Brook\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brooked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Brooking}.] [OE. broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, digest, AS.
br?can; akin to D. gebruiken to use, OHG. pr?hhan, G.
brauchen, gebrauchen, Icel. br?ka, Goth. br?kjan, and L.
frui, to enjoy. Cf. {Fruit}, {Broker}.]
1. To use; to enjoy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

2. To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young
men can not brook restraint. --Spenser.

Shall we, who could not brook one lord,
Crouch to the wicked ten? --Macaulay.

3. To deserve; to earn. [Obs.] --Sir J. Hawkins.