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brass ☞brassn. [brɑːs] (brasses)
双解释义 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 基本要点 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。词汇搭配 动词+～ polish all the ～ 擦黄铜器皿名词+～ air army ～ 陆军高级军官 air force ～ 空军高级军官 air navy ～ 海军高级军官 top ～ 最高级军官～+名词 ～ band 铜管〔军〕乐队 ～ instrument 铜管乐器介词+～ many articles of ～ 很多黄铜制品句型例句 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。 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。 The brass is〔are〕 too loud. 铜管乐器的声音太吵了。 How did she have the brass to do that? 她怎么有脸做那种事呢?常用短语 ♣ bold as brass 极为厚颜无耻 shamelessly self-assured He walked in, bold as brass, wearing nothing but his underpants. 他走了进来，只穿一条衬裤，极为厚颜无耻。 ♣ get down to brass tacks 讨论实质性问题 reduce an argument to the fundamental issues 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。 ♣ top brass 上级；高级官员 senior management 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。 |