brass

英 [brɑːs] 美 [bræs]

• n. 黄铜(制品)；铜管（乐器）；厚脸皮
• adj. 黄铜的

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]黄铜

   bright yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc

2. [S]铜管乐器(部分)

   an object made of this metal, especially a musical wind instrument

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 铜管乐器；铜管乐器部
2. 黄铜；黄铜制品，铜器
3. <口>高级军官，高级官员
4. 黄铜纪念牌
5. 黄铜色
6. <俚>钱，金钱
7. <口>厚脸皮
8. 好看而不值钱的东西
9. 【机】黄铜轴承衬
10. 黄铁矿
11. 空弹壳

adj. 形容词

1. 铜管乐器的
2. 黄铜色的
3. 声音嘹亮的
4. 黄铜（制）的，含黄铜的

v. 动词

1. 【冶】把...包铜， 在…上包黄铜
2. 无耻地胡搞
3. 付（款）

英英释义

Noun:

1. an alloy of copper and zinc

2. 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

3. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something;

   "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"
   "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"
   "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"
   

4. impudent aggressiveness;

   "I couldn't believe her boldness"
   "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
   

5. an ornament or utensil made of brass

6. the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments

7. a memorial made of brass

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.
   黄铜是由铜和锌熔合制成的。
2. The brass is too loud.
   铜管乐器的声音太响了。
3. He walked in, bold as brass, and asked me to lend him 50!
   他走进来，厚颜无耻地要我借给他50英镑！
4. How do you have the brass to say that?
   你怎么有脸那么说呢？

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The dwarf sat down and the elf rang the little brass bell.
   侏儒坐下来，而小仙人摇了那小铜铃。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Formerly most of our household utensils were made of brass.
   以前我们家庭用的器皿多数是用黄铜做的。
2. I read her name on the polished brass plate.
   我在擦亮的黄铜门牌上看到了她的名字。
3. The brass is〔are〕 too loud.
   铜管乐器的声音太吵了。
4. How did she have the brass to do that?
   她怎么有脸做那种事呢?

经典引文

• Men's evil manners live in brass: their virtues We write in water.

  出自：Henry VIII , Shakespeare

• An empty, vaunting person, who has brass enough to face the world.

  出自： T. T. Lynch

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

bold as brass

极为厚颜无耻 shamelessly self-assured

get down to brass tacks

讨论实质性问题 reduce an argument to the fundamental issues

top brass

上级;高级官员 senior management

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• polish all the brass 擦黄铜器皿

名词+～

• air army brass 陆军高级军官
• air force brass 空军高级军官
• air navy brass 海军高级军官
• top brass 最高级军官

～+名词

• brass band 铜管〔军〕乐队
• brass instrument 铜管乐器

介词+～

• many articles of brass 很多黄铜制品

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. brass的基本意思是“黄铜”。在英国, brass也可指为纪念已故者嵌于教堂墙壁上或地板上的铜牌,此时为可数名词。
2. brass也可作“(乐队中的)铜管乐器(部分)”解,是集合名词,常与定冠词the连用,作主语时其谓语动词可以用单数形式,也可用复数形式。
3. 在口语里, brass还可作“厚脸皮”“高级军官”解。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自中古英语的brass，意为黄铜。

近反义词

【近义词】

• nerve 神经
• cheek 面颊
• boldness 大胆
• self-assurance 自信
• self-confidence 自信
• impudence 厚颜无耻
• chutzpah 放肆
• gall 擦伤
• establishment 确立
• organisation 组织
• governing body 主管团体
• governance 统治
• administration 实施
• memorial tablet 牌位
• face 表面
• brass instrument 黄铜乐器
• plaque 匾
• brass section 铜管乐组
• organization 机构