brass 英 [brɑ:s] 　 美 [bræs]

brass

brass　 英 [brɑ:s] 美 [bræs]

n. 黄铜；黄铜制品；铜管乐器　

名词复数:brasses　

solid brass fittings, solid brass door handles　纯黄铜装置╱门把手
a brass plate 　黄铜门牌（刻有姓名和职业）

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  • n. 黄铜；黄铜制品；铜管乐器

  • 1. solid brass fittings, solid brass door handles

    纯黄铜装置╱门把手

  • 2. a brass plate

    黄铜门牌（刻有姓名和职业）

  • 3. to clean the brass, to polish the brass

    擦净╱擦亮黄铜器

  • 4. music for piano, strings and brass

    钢琴、弦乐器和铜管乐器的合奏乐曲

  • brass (adj.) "made of brass," c. 1400, from brass (n.). Compare brazen (adj.). Slang brass balls "toughness, courage" (emphatically combining two words that serve as metaphors for the same thing) is attested by 1960s. Brass-band is from 1827.
  • brass (n.) "yellow malleable alloy metal, harder than copper," Old English bræs "brass, bronze," originally any alloy of copper, in England usually with tin (this is now called bronze), later and in modern use an alloy of roughly two parts copper to one part zinc. A mystery word, with no known cognates beyond English. Perhaps akin to French brasser "to brew," because it is an alloy. It also has been compared to Old Swedish brasa "fire," but no sure connection can be made. Yet another theory connects it with Latin ferrum "iron," itself of obscure origin.
  • brass (v.) "to coat or cover with brass," 1865, from brass (n.). Compare braze (v.2). Related: Brassed; brassing.
brass / brɑːs ; NAmE bræs / noun metal 金属 1 [uncountable ] a bright yellow metal made by mixing copperand zinc;objects made of brass 黄铜；黄铜制品 ◆ solid brass fittings/doorhandles 纯黄铜装置╱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 2 [uncountable + singular or plural verb ] the musical instruments made of metal, such as trumpetsor 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 , strings at string   n.  (6 ) , woodwind , wind instrument for a horse 马用 3 [countable ] ( BrE) a decorated piece of brassused 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 4 [countable ] ( especially BrE) a flat piece of brasswith 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） important people 要人 5 ( especially NAmE) ( also BrE , informal ˌtop ˈbrass ) [uncountable + singular or plural verb ] 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 money 钱 6 [uncountable ] ( old-fashioned) ( BrE informal) money 钱 ☞see also brassy IDIOMS ˌbrass ˈmonkeys | ˌbrass ˈmonkey weather ( BrE) ( slang) if you say that it is brass monkeysor 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 成功机遇；获胜良机；（来之不易的）成功 ◆ The girls' outdoor track team has grabbed the brass ringseven 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 ☞more at bold   adj. , muck   n. brass brasses brass / brɑːs ; NAmE bræs /
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