Noun:
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
n.名词
brook,branch,canal,creek,river,stream,torrent这组词的共同意思是“流水的通道”。其区别是：
1.除canal指人工开挖的河流或渠道外，其余各词均指自然形成的水道。
2.river和torrent均指流量较大的河流，river可泛指自然形成的江河；torrent则特指急流、湍流。这两个词还常用于比喻。
3.stream可指大河，也可指小河或小溪，指小溪时与brook,creek同义。creek侧重其狭长蜿蜒，缓缓流动，且多流入大河或湖泊。brook侧重发源于山泉。creek和stream都比brook大。stream还可引申表示事物连绵不断。
4.branch指江河的支流。
river，brook，stream这些名词均有“江、河”之意。
river泛指一般的江河。
brook指小河，尤指发源于山泉的小河。
stream泛指大小河流，也可专指小溪。
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用作动词v.
用作及物动词
S+ ～+n./pron.At this point the waiter suggested it was time to go and would brook no disagreement.这时，侍者建议该离开了，不容有异议。
He would brook no interruptions from his listeners.他不能容忍听众打岔。
She won't brook any criticism of her work.她不接受任何对她工作的批评。用作名词n.In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
v.动词
brook是正式用语，通常用于否定句或疑问句。
n.名词
brook用作名词的意思是“小溪”，是文学用词，指发源于山泉的溪流，一般说来，比creek和stream小。
动词62%,名词38%
用作名词He jumped his pony across thebrook.他使小马驹跳过了小河。
Before we drink much at abrook,it is well to know its source.溪畔畅饮前，最好知其源。
By thebrook, 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。用作及物动词He will notbrookany interference.他不会容忍他人的任何干涉。
Top studentsbrookno intrusions on study time.尖子学生不能容忍学习时间受到侵占。
His pride would notbrooksuch insults.他的自尊心无法忍受这样的侮辱。