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brick /brɪk/ n. | a. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. ([复] brick(s)) 砖，砖块；制砖原料
a cathedral in ruddy brick(s) 用红砖造的大教堂
lay bricks 砌砖
2. 砖块状物；(形似砖块的)枕头面包；砖块状水泥条
a brick of ice cream (tea) 冰(茶)砖
3. = brick cheese
4. 〈主英〉积木
5. 〈英口〉〈旧〉乐呵呵的好人，好心肠的乐天派；慷慨可靠的人(原只指男人)
a regular brick 一个大好人
A friend steadfast in adversity is a brick. 身处逆境而交情不变的友人才是可靠的好人。
6. 〈口〉贬责；侮辱
throw bricks at sb. 指责某人
7. [the bricks] [用作单]〈美俚〉人行道；街道；(监狱大墙外的)自由天地
8. 〈学俚〉厄运
9. 〈俚〉混战
10. 〈美俚〉(1千克装的扎得紧紧的)块状大麻，大麻砖
11. (篮球中)投在篮筐上的球；从篮板上反弹出的球
II a.
1. 砖砌的；砖铺的
a brick house 砖房
The garage is brick, not wood. 车库是用砖砌的，不是用木头造的。
2. 似砖的
brick tea 砖茶
III vt.
1. 用砖砌(或铺)；用砖衬垫(up, in, over)
brick over the inside of a well 砌砖遍衬井壁
2. 用砖围住；用砖堵住 (up, in)
a person bricked up alive 被监狱砖墙活活禁闭在内的人
brick in a hole 用砖填洞
brick up (或 in) a window 用砖堵窗
3. 〈俚〉撞在…身上
4. 〈俚〉欺骗
[<ME brike <MD <breken break¹ (意为：piece of baked clay)] phr. (as) dry as a brick 干透 (as) hard as a brick 极硬 be bricking oneself 〈英俚〉变得非常焦虑 (或紧张) be built like a brick shithouse 见 shithouse
drop a brick 见 drop
have (或 wear) a brick in one's head (或 hat) 〈口〉有醉意
hit the bricks 〈美俚〉
1. 走上人行道；走上大街
2. 上街巡逻；上街行乞
3. 罢工(尤指上街加入罢工工人纠察线)
The city's three major newspapers hit the bricks. 该城3家大报举行罢工。
4. 被释放出狱
like a brick 〈口〉猛烈地；充满活力地，劲儿十足地
land on sb. like a brick 猛击某人
like a load (或 ton, thousand) of bricks 〈口〉(对人泄怒等时)势不可挡地，来势凶猛地
Before he could defend himself, they were down (或 had come down) upon him like a ton of bricks. 他还来不及防卫，他们就以泰山压顶之势向他扑去。
The outside-left was hit a bit too hard and he went down like a ton of bricks. 左边锋狠狠挨了一下，重重地倒了下去。
make bricks without straw 作无米之炊；做极为困难又劳而无功的事
shit bricks (或 abrick) 〈俚〉十分忧虑，非常担心
He was shitting bricks while his wife was having her first baby. 妻子生头胎时，他真是担心得要命。
swim like a brick 〈俚〉一入水就下沉
the bricks and mortar 1. 〈美俚〉学校的笔记和课本
2. [总称]房屋；房产
His money's in the bricks and mortar. 他的钱都花在房产方面了。
3. 〈俚〉过火的表演 |