brass
US
UK brass n: (metal alloy)
SC 黄铜 huáng tóng
TC 黃銅
TC 黃銅
SC 黄铜制品 huáng tóng，huáng tóng zhì pǐn
TC 黃銅製品
TC 黃銅製品
A plate made of brass engraved with Dean's name hung on the door.
门上挂着一块刻有院长姓名的黄铜版。
brass n as adj: (made of brass)
SC 黄铜的 huáng tóng de
TC 黃銅的
TC 黃銅的
Mr. Hawkins has a brass figurine on his desk.
霍金斯先生的桌上放着黄铜小雕像。
brass n as adj: (music: of brass instruments) (音乐)
SC 铜管乐器的
She plays trombone in a brass band.
她在铜管乐队中演奏长号。
brass adj: US (coppery, yellow)
SC 黄铜的 huáng tóng de
TC 黃銅的
TC 黃銅的
SC 黄铜色的
The woman's hair fell down her back in long brass locks.
那个女人扎着黄铜长发夹，头发滑落至她的背部。
the brass n: uncountable (music: brass wind instruments) (音乐)
SC 铜管乐器 tóng guǎn yuè qì
TC 銅管樂器
TC 銅管樂器
It wasn't a great concert; the sound of the strings was drowned out by the brass.
brass n: UK, slang (overconfidence)
SC 自负 zì fù
SC 过分高估自己
She's got a lot of brass, asking the boss for a pay rise!
brass n: UK, regional, slang (money)
SC 钱 qián
TC 錢
TC 錢
"Where there's muck, there's brass."
brass n: UK (memorial plaque)
SC 纪念饰板
TC 紀念飾板
TC 紀念飾板
The council has put up a brass to memorialise the house's most famous occupant.
brass n: (object made of brass)
SC 黄铜制品 huáng tóng zhì pǐn
TC 黃銅製品
TC 黃銅製品
The lady instructed her maid to clean the brasses.
the brass npl: slang (military leaders)
SC 高级军官 gāo jí jūn guān
TC 高級軍官
TC 高級軍官
Look sharp, the brass are going to be there.
快一点，高级军官要来了。
bold as brass, as bold as brass adj: informal (daring, very confident)
SC 大胆的 dà dǎn de
TC 大膽的
TC 大膽的
SC 极度自信的
brass band n: (band playing brass instruments)
SC 铜管乐队 tóng guǎn yuè duì
TC 銅管樂隊
TC 銅管樂隊
A brass band will lead the funeral procession down Bourbon Street.
铜管乐队将带领葬礼队伍沿着Boubon街行进。
brass instrument n: (music: wind)
SC 铜管乐器 tóng guǎn yuè qì
TC 銅管樂器
TC 銅管樂器
Trumpets, trombones, and tubas are all examples of brass instruments.
brass knuckles n: (weapon worn on fist) (打人的武器)
SC 指节铜环 zhǐ jié tóng huán
TC 指節銅環
TC 指節銅環
Jon smashed my jaw with his brass knuckles.
the brass ring n: figurative, informal (goal: [sth] prestigious)
SC 成功 chéng gōng
TC 成功
TC 成功
SC 财富 chéng gōng，cái fù
TC 財富
TC 財富
An Academy Award is the brass ring for most actors.
the brass ring n: figurative, informal (opportunity for success)
SC 成功的机会
SC 发财的机会
Sophie has grabbed the brass ring by applying to a prestigious university.
brass section n: (brass instruments in a band, etc.)
SC 铜管乐组 tóng guǎn yuè zǔ
TC 銅管樂組
TC 銅管樂組
My sister plays trumpet in the brass section of our school's concert band.
get down to brass tacks v expr: figurative, informal (discuss essentials) (非正式用语)
SC 谈实质性问题，切入要提 tán shí zhì xìng wèn tí，qiē rù yào tí
SC 切入正题
Thank you all for coming to this emergency meeting; now, let's get down to brass tacks.
reach for the brass ring, go for the brass ring v expr: figurative, informal (aim for prestigious goal)
SC 竭力为之拼搏的目标
the top brass, the brass hats n: figurative, informal (highest-ranking officials)
SC 高级长官, 高级军官
I'm pretty sure this report won't satisfy the top brass. Look sharp – the top brass are taking a tour of the factory floor.