brass
n
1 [U] bright yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc 黃銅
[attrib 作定語(yǔ)]
brass doorknobs, buttons 黃銅的門把手、鈕扣
a brass foundry 黃銅鑄造廠.
2
(a) [U] objects made of brass, eg candlesticks, ornaments, etc 黃銅制品(如燭臺(tái)、飾物等)
do/clean/polish the brass 處理[擦凈/擦亮]黃銅器.
(b) [C] brass ornament worn by a horse 馬戴的黃銅飾物.
3 the brass [Gp]
(group of people in an orchestra who play) wind instruments made of brass (樂隊(duì)中的)銅管樂器(組)
The brass is/are too loud. 銅管樂的聲音過大. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page x.4 [C]
(esp Brit) brass memorial tablet fixed to the floor or wall of a church (教堂的地上或墻上的)黃銅紀(jì)念牌.
5 [U] (Brit sl 俚) money 錢: He's got plenty of brass. 他很有錢.
6 [U] (infml 口) impudence; cheek 厚顏無(wú)恥; 厚臉皮
He had the brass to ask his boss for a 20% pay rise. 他厚著臉皮要求老板給他增加20%的工資.
7 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) bold as brass => bold. get down to brass `tacks (infml 口) start to consider the basic facts or practical details of sth 開始考慮某事物的基本事實(shí) 或具體細(xì)節(jié). top brass => top1.