brass

英 [brɑːs]

美 [bræs]

n.  黄铜; 黄铜制品; (管弦乐团的)铜管乐器，铜管乐器组; 黄铜饰品(尤指马挽具上的黄铜圆片)

复数：brasses　过去分词：brassed　

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Collins.2 / BNC.4119 / COCA.4968

习惯用语

n.

brass monkeysbrass monkey weather
• 极冷的天气；天寒地冻
  if you say that it is brass monkeys or brass monkey weather , you mean that it is very cold weather
brass neck/nerve
• 自以为是；傲慢无理
  a combination of confidence and lack of respect
• I didn't think she would have the brass neck to do that.
  我本以为她不会胆大妄为地去做了那件事。
the brass ring
• 成功机遇；获胜良机；（来之不易的）成功
  the opportunity to be successful; success that you have worked hard to get
• 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。
(get down to) brass tacks
• （开始考虑）基本事实，具体问题
  (to start to consider) the basic facts or practical details of sth
(as) bold as brass
• 放肆的；厚颜无耻的；胆大妄为的
  without showing any respect, shame or fear
where there's muck there's brass
• 哪儿活脏哪儿有钱赚
  used to say that a business activity that is unpleasant or dirty can bring in a lot of money

牛津词典

noun

金属 metal
• 黄铜；黄铜制品
  a bright yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc ; objects made of brass
  1. solid brass fittings/door handles
     纯黄铜装置 / 门把手
  2. 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）
  3. to clean/polish the brass
     擦净 / 擦亮黄铜器
乐器 musical instruments
• （管弦乐团的）铜管乐器，铜管乐器组
  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
  1. music for piano, strings and brass
     钢琴、弦乐器和铜管乐器的合奏乐曲
马 for a horse
• 黄铜饰品（尤指马挽具上的黄铜圆片）
  a decorated piece of brass used as a decorative object, especially a round flat piece attached to a horse's harness
教堂 in church
• 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）
  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
要人 important people要人 important people钱 money
• 钱
  money

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （尤用于制作装饰品和乐器的）黄铜
  Brassis a yellow-coloured metal made from copper and zinc. It is used especially for making ornaments and musical instruments.
  1. The instrument is beautifully made in brass.
     这个仪器是用黄铜制成的，非常漂亮。
• N-SING （交响乐队的）铜管乐乐器组，铜管乐器
  Thebrassis the section of an orchestra which consists of brass wind instruments such as trumpets and horns.
  1. He once again raised his baton and brought in the brass.
     他再次举起指挥棒，让铜管乐部加入进来。
• See also:brass rubbing
• N-SING-COLL （军队或其他机构的）高级军官，高层人物
  In the army or in other organizations,the brassare the people in the highest positions.
  1. The brass are reluctant to fraternise with the enlisted men.
     高级军官不愿意与大兵们称兄道弟。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 top brass


• PHRASE 讨论基本事实；探讨实质问题
  If youget down to brass tacks, you discuss the basic, most important facts of a situation.
  1. Angola's ruling party was due to get down to brass tacks today with a debate on the party's record.
     安哥拉执政党预定在今天就有关该党执政记录的问题进行实质性讨论。

英英释义

noun

• a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
  Synonym:brass instrument
• a memorial made of brass
  Synonym:memorial tabletplaque
• an ornament or utensil made of brass
• impudent aggressiveness
  1. I couldn't believe her boldness
  2. he had the effrontery to question my honesty
  Synonym:boldnessnervefacecheek
• the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
  1. he claims that the present administration is corrupt
  2. the governance of an association is responsible to its members
  3. he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment
  Synonym:administrationgovernancegoverning bodyestablishmentorganizationorganisation
• the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
  Synonym:brass section
• an alloy of copper and zinc

双语例句

• Can any of the players double in brass?
  乐队中有人能兼奏铜管乐器吗？
• The instrument is beautifully made in brass.
  这个仪器是用黄铜制成的，非常漂亮。
• By using a mirror of brass you may see to adjust your cap; by using antiquity as a mirror, you may learn to foresee the rise and fall of empires.
  以铜为鉴，可整衣冠；以古为鉴，可知兴替。（唐太宗）
• Never mind the side issues, let's get down to brass tacks and thrash out a basic agreement.
  别管枝节问题，让我们讨论问题的实质，以求得基本一致。
• Obviously the thief had simply walked out this way as bold as brass.
  显然贼人是从这里大摇大摆出去的。
• We'd better get the place tidied up; the top brass are coming tomorrow.
  我们最好把这个地方收拾一下，上级长官明天要来。
• He wore a belt with a large brass buckle.
  他系着一条带大铜扣的腰带。
• a press conference attended by top brass from Sony Records.
  索尼唱片公司的高管参加的新闻发布会
• The gatepost was dignified by the weathered brass plate of Dr Harcourt Sibley.
  在那块刻有哈考特·西布利医生姓名的久经风雨的黄铜牌映衬下，门柱更增添了几分庄重。
• All their beds were distinctive; Mac's was an iron affair with brass knobs
  他们的床都各具特色；马克的床是张带球形黄铜柱头的铁家伙。