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单词 brass
释义 brassBrE /brɑːs/NAmE /bræs/ nounmetal 金属 [U] a bright yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc; objects made of brass 黄铜;黄铜制品solid brass fittings/door handles 纯黄铜配件/门把手a brass plate (= a sign outside a building giving the name and profession of the person who works there) 黄铜门牌(刻有姓名和职业)to clean/polish the brass 擦净/擦亮黄铜器musical instruments 乐器
[U + sing./pl. v.] the musical instruments made of metal, such as trumpets or French horns, that form a band or section of an orchestra; the people who play them (管弦乐团的)铜管乐器,铜管乐器组music for piano, strings and brass 钢琴、弦乐器和铜管乐器的合奏乐曲   compare percussion, string noun (5) , string (6) , wind instrument, woodwind
for a horse 马用 [C] (BrE) a decorated piece of brass used as a decorative object, especially a round flat piece attached to a horse's harness 黄铜饰品(尤指马挽具上的黄铜圆片)in church 教堂 [C] (especially BrE) a flat piece of brass with words or a picture on it, fixed to the floor or wall of a church in memory of sb who has died 黄铜纪念牌(钉在教堂的地上或墙上以纪念死者,上面刻有文字或雕像)   see also brass rubbing important people 要人(especially NAmE) (also informal ˌtop ˈbrass) [U + sing./pl. v.] the people who are in the most important positions in a company, an organization, etc. (公司、机构等的)最高负责人,要员,头目money [U] (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) money   see also brassy ˌbrass ˈmonkeysˌbrass ˈmonkey weather(BrE, slang) if you say that it is brass monkeys or brass monkey weather, you mean that it is very cold weather 极冷的天气;天寒地冻ˌbrass ˈneck/ˈnerve(BrE, informal) a combination of confidence and lack of respect 自以为是;傲慢无理I didn't think she would have the brass neck to do that. 我本以为她不会胆大妄为的。the ˌbrass ˈring(NAmE, informal) the opportunity to be successful; success that you have worked hard to get 成功的机遇;获胜良机;(来之不易的)成功The girls' outdoor track team has grabbed the brass ring seven times. 女子室外径赛运动队已经七次夺冠。 ORIGIN From the custom of giving a free ride to any child who grabbed one of the rings hanging around the side of a merry-go-round at a fairground. 源自一种习俗,孩子只要抓住露天游乐场旋转木马边悬挂的铜环,就可以免费骑木马一次。(get down to) brass ˈtacks(informal) (to start to consider) the basic facts or practical details of sth (开始考虑)基本事实,具体问题(as) bold as ˈbrass(informal) without showing any respect, shame or fear 放肆的;厚颜无耻的;胆大妄为的 Similes in idioms (as) bald as a coot, (as) blind as a bat, (as) bright as a button, (as) bold as brass, as busy as a bee, as clean as a whistle, (as) dead as athe dodo, (as) deaf as a post, (as) dull as ditchwater, (as) fit as a fiddle, as flat as a pancake, (as) good as gold, (as) mad as a hattera March hare, (as) miserableugly as sin, as old as the hills, (as) pleased as Punch, as pretty as a picture, (as) regular as clockwork, (as) quick as a flash, (as) safe as houses, (as) sound as a bell, (as) steady as a rock, (as) thick as two short planks, (as) tough as old bootswhere there's ˌmuck there's ˈbrass(BrE, saying) used to say that a business activity that is unpleasant or dirty can bring in a lot of money 哪儿有脏活哪儿有钱赚;要挣大钱就别怕脏
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