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单词 brass
释义
brass
noun
uk
/brɑːs/us
/bræs/

brassnoun(METAL)

C1[U]
abrightyellowmetalmade fromcopperandzinc:
黄铜
Thedoorhandleswere made of brass.门把手是黄铜做的。
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the brassC2[S]
thegroupof brassinstrumentsorplayersin abandororchestra:
（乐队或管弦乐队的）铜管乐器部分；铜管乐器手
The brassseemsto me to be tooloudin thisrecording.我觉得这张唱片中铜管乐器部分似乎太响了。
[C]
athinpieceof brass on thefloororwallin achurch, with apictureor writingcutinto it:
（教堂地上或墙上，刻有雕像或文字的）黄铜纪念牌
Thechurchhas severalbeautifulmedievalbrasses.这个教堂有几块精美的中世纪黄铜纪念牌。
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More examples
  • It's amusicalinstrumentmade of brass,somewhatlike acornetand with asimilarcompass.
  • There was a brassnameplateoutsidethedoorsaying Dr A. Aslan.
  • There was a brassplaqueoutsidethesurgerylistingthevariousdentists'namesandqualifications.
  • Hepolishedthe brass till itshone.
  • a brassdoorknob
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Chemistry: metals & metalworking
  • alloy
  • anti-tarnish
  • bar magnet
  • base metal
  • beaten
  • bimetallic
  • brazen
  • brazier
  • bullion
  • ferrous
  • galvanized
  • gild
  • gold leaf
  • lode
  • magnet
  • scrap
  • untarnished
  • vermeil
  • wrought iron
  • zirconium
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brassnoun(CONFIDENCE)

[U]UKinformal
completeconfidenceandlackoffear:
高度自信，无所畏惧；厚脸皮
I don'tknowhow shehas thebrasstodo it.我不懂她怎么有脸做那事。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Confidence & self-assurance
  • amour propre
  • aplomb
  • assertive
  • assertively
  • assertiveness
  • dignity
  • dogmatic
  • dogmatically
  • dogmatism
  • dogmatist
  • putyourshirt onsomethingidiom
  • rakish
  • rakishly
  • rakishness
  • safe
  • surefootedness
  • surely
  • swag
  • swash
  • tall
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brassnoun(MONEY)

[U]UKold-fashionedinformal
money
金钱
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Payment methods
  • anti-kickback
  • ATM card
  • automatic withdrawal
  • bad cheque
  • baksheesh
  • cashback
  • chip
  • commission
  • legal tender
  • liquefy
  • liquid
  • monometallic
  • non-cash
  • non-monetary
  • non-money
  • non-paying
  • payoff
  • per calendar month
  • pocket
  • whip-round
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Idioms

brass monkey weather
get down to brass tacks
brass
adjective[before noun]
uk
/brɑːs/us
/bræs/
(of amusicalinstrument) made ofmetalandplayedbyblowing:
铜管乐器的
Thetrumpetandtromboneare brassinstruments.小号和长号是铜管乐器。
Heplaysin the brasssectionof theorchestra.他在管弦乐队的铜管乐器组作乐手。
Compare
percussion
woodwindadjective
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Musical instruments
  • accordion
  • acoustically
  • aerophone
  • alphorn
  • alto
  • drum kit
  • drum machine
  • drumbeat
  • drumroll
  • drumstick
  • panpipes
  • pedal steel
  • penny whistle
  • percussion
  • percussionist
  • tuning fork
  • tuning peg
  • ukulele
  • unpitched
  • unplugged
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(Definition ofbrassfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

brass| American Dictionary

brass
noun[U]
us
/bræs/

brassnoun[U](METAL)

abrightyellowmetalmade fromcopperandzinc:
brasslamps
brassdoorhandles

brassnoun[U](OFFICERS)

high-rankingofficersin anorganization,esp. themilitary:
ThePentagonbrass went along with theplanbut they were nothappyabout it.
brass
adjective[not gradable]
us
/bræs/

brassadjective[not gradable](MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS)

(of amusicalinstrument) made of ametaltubebentinto aparticularshapeandplayedbyblowing:
Thetrumpetand thetromboneare brassinstruments.
Heplaysin the brasssectionof theorchestra.
(Definition ofbrassfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

brass| Business English

brass
noun[U]
uk
/brɑːs/us
WORKPLACE
→top brass
(Definition ofbrassfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbrass

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The iconography of the brasses reveals that the family's commemorative discourse of death left room for different emphases in self-imaging.
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An important book on an important group of brasses.
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I find it difficult to believe that it took three days to remove the paint from these brasses but inquiries are being made into this.
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Why should not a man go on parade with blancoed webbing, clean brasses and clean boots?
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Bluntly, a number of planning authorities need brassing up.
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There is insufficient flying training, and we are losing pilots because they are getting brassed off and there are openings for them in civil aviation.
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No wonder the miners were brassed off.
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Bismuth bronzes and brasses are more malleable, thermally conductive, and polish better than regular brasses.
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In the nave floor are three brasses with dates in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
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The memorials include two brasses in the sanctuary, and there is a ledger slab dating from the middle of the 18th century in the chancel.
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The brasses are firmly fixed to the original slab of grey marble by apparently the original fastenings.
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A microphone or loudspeaker is attached to the end of each pendulum and electronic music (sampledbrassinstruments) is heard from the loudspeakers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The sustained chords maintain a constant orchestration and also undergo constant rhythmic variation with the woodwinds and thebrasseach grouped together.
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Thebrassband played what the ordinary band played, so we knew all the tunes from our normal repertoire.
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In order to study the effect of nozzles on different gas density configurations, different kind ofbrassnozzles in shape and size are machined.
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Collocationswithbrass

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brass button
In this amalgamation there is no common factor at all to be found except, as has been said, in thebrassbutton.
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brass cartridge
Fixed ammunition combined a primer, the pre-measured charge, and the projectile in a water-resistantbrasscartridgecase.
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brass chandelier
The room also has an enormousbrasschandelier.
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