brass

英[brɑːs] 美[bræs]
  • n. 黄铜(制品);铜管(乐器);厚脸皮
  • adj. 黄铜的
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星级词汇:
  • brabble n.吵嘴;争论vi.争论
    n. (名词)
    1. 铜管乐器;铜管乐器部
    2. 黄铜;黄铜制品,铜器
    3. <口>高级军官,高级官员
    4. 黄铜纪念牌
    5. 黄铜色
    6. <俚>钱,金钱
    7. <口>厚脸皮
    8. 好看而不值钱的东西
    9. 【机】黄铜轴承衬
    10. 黄铁矿
    11. 空弹壳
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 铜管乐器的
    2. 黄铜色的
    3. 声音嘹亮的
    4. 黄铜(制)的,含黄铜的
    v. (动词)
    1. 【冶】把...包铜, 在…上包黄铜
    2. 无耻地胡搞
    3. 付(款)
    n. (名词)
    1. [U]黄铜 bright yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc
    2. [S]铜管乐器(部分) an object made of this metal, especially a musical wind instrument

英英释义

Noun:
  1. an alloy of copper and zinc

  2. a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece

  3. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something;

    "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"
    "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"
    "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

  4. impudent aggressiveness;

    "I couldn't believe her boldness"
    "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"

  5. an ornament or utensil made of brass

  6. the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments

  7. a memorial made of brass

1. " Brass " is slang for " money ".
brass ” 是 “ money ” 一词的俚语.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. He once again raised his baton and brought in the brass.
他再次举起指挥棒,让铜管乐部加入进来。

来自柯林斯例句

3. They are available in polished brass, antique brass or silver-plate.
它们有哑铜的,古铜的和镀银的。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Copper, brass and aluminium are separated and remelted for reuse.
铜、黄铜和铝被分门别类重新熔化以进行再利用。

来自柯林斯例句

5. I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it.
我不愿意伸手去抓那闪亮的黄铜门环,怕把它弄脏。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.
      黄铜是由铜和锌熔合制成的。
    2. The brass is too loud.
      铜管乐器的声音太响了。
    3. He walked in, bold as brass, and asked me to lend him 50!
      他走进来,厚颜无耻地要我借给他50英镑!
    4. How do you have the brass to say that?
      你怎么有脸那么说呢?
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The dwarf sat down and the elf rang the little brass bell.
      侏儒坐下来,而小仙人摇了那小铜铃。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Formerly most of our household utensils were made of brass.
      以前我们家庭用的器皿多数是用黄铜做的。
    2. I read her name on the polished brass plate.
      我在擦亮的黄铜门牌上看到了她的名字。
    3. The brass is〔are〕 too loud.
      铜管乐器的声音太吵了。
    4. How did she have the brass to do that?
      她怎么有脸做那种事呢?
n. (名词)
  1. brass的基本意思是“黄铜”。在英国, brass也可指为纪念已故者嵌于教堂墙壁上或地板上的铜牌,此时为可数名词。
  2. brass也可作“(乐队中的)铜管乐器(部分)”解,是集合名词,常与定冠词the连用,作主语时其谓语动词可以用单数形式,也可用复数形式。
  3. 在口语里, brass还可作“厚脸皮”“高级军官”解。
用作名词 (n.)
bold as brass
    极为厚颜无耻 shamelessly self-assured
get down to brass tacks
    讨论实质性问题 reduce an argument to the fundamental issues
top brass
    上级;高级官员 senior management
用作名词 (n.)
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