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| 1 | U a shiny yellow metal that is used for making musical instruments and objects such as door handlesIt is a mixture of copper and zinc 黄铜 |
| curtain rails made of brass 黄铜窗帘挂杆 |
| doors with brass hinges 有黄铜铰链的门 |
| | 1a | C a flat piece of brass with a picture or writing cut into it , for example on a grave （坟墓等处的）黄铜纪念牌 | |
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| 2 | singular musical instruments made of brass such as trumpets and trombones 铜管乐器 |
| a piece of music for woodwind and brass 适合木管乐器和铜管乐器演奏的乐曲 |
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| 3 | the brass AMERICAN informal top brass |
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| - | get down to brass tacks informal
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| to start discussing the most important issue |
| 言归正传；开始谈正事 |
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