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brass/brɑ:s/ n. & adj.●n. 1 a yellow alloy of copper and zinc 黄铜(铜锌合金) 2a an ornament or other decorated piece of brass 黄铜饰品 b brass objects collectively (总称)黄铜制品 3 Mus. brass wind instruments (including trumpet, horn, trombone) forming a band or a section of an orchestra 【音】铜管乐器(包括喇叭、号、长号) 4 Brit. slang money [英] [俚语]钱 5 (in full 全称 horse brass) a round flat brass ornament for the harness of a draught horse 黄铜马饰 6 (in full 全称 top brass) colloq. persons in authority or of high (esp. military) rank [口]高级官员; (尤指部队的)高级军官 7 Brit. an inscribed or engraved memorial tablet of brass [英] (雕刻的)黄铜纪念牌 8 colloq. effrontery [口]厚脸皮，厚颜 then had the brass to demand money 然后厚着脸皮要钱 9 a brass block or die used for making a design on a book binding (用于书籍装订设计的)铜版 ●adj. made of brass 黄铜制的 □ brassed off Brit. slang fed up [英] [俚语]厌烦的 □ not a brass farthing colloq. no money or assets at all [口]身无分文 [Old English brœs, of unknown origin] |