brass
/brɑːs/
n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
黄铜;铜管乐器;高级军官
释义与例句
n.
黄铜
a bright yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc
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The door handle is made of brass.
门把手是黄铜做的。
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He polished the brass until it shone.
他把黄铜擦得发亮。
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Brass is often used for musical instruments.
黄铜常被用于制作乐器。
n.
铜管乐器;高级军官
the brass instruments in a band; the highest-ranking people in an organization
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The brass section played loudly in the concert.
音乐会上铜管乐声部演奏得很响亮。
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The top brass decided to change the plan.
高层决定更改计划。
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The military brass reviewed the troops.
军方高级将领检阅了部队。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
brass 指黄铜;也可指铜管乐器或组织中的高级人员(top brass)。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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brassy 黄铜色的;厚脸皮的形容词,可指颜色像黄铜,也可形容人无礼。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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copper 铜brass(黄铜)是铜和锌的合金,呈亮黄色;copper 是纯铜,呈红棕色。Copper is a soft reddish-brown metal. 铜是一种柔软的红棕色金属。
常见搭配
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brass band 铜管乐队The brass band played at the festival. 铜管乐队在节日上演奏。
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top brass 高层;要员Only the top brass know the real reason. 只有高层才知道真正的原因。
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brass instrument 铜管乐器The trumpet is a brass instrument. 小号是一种铜管乐器。