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单词 brick
释义
brick
noun
uk
/brɪk/us
/brɪk/

bricknoun(BUILDING BLOCK)

B2[C]
arectangularblockof hardmaterialused forbuildingwallsandhouses:
砖
Thechimneywas made of bricks.烟囱是用砖砌的。
red-brickhouses红砖房
He was soembarrassed- hisfacewent brick-red(= adarkred).他尴尬极了，脸涨得紫红紫红的。
See also
airbrickUK
red-brick
picture of brick
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More examples
  • Thehousehas asmallbackyard,surroundedby a high brickwall.
  • Theboundaryof thecarparkisdelineatedby alowbrickwall.
  • Theplasteron thewallshas beenremovedtoexposetheoriginalbricksunderneath.
  • Wesawrioterspeltingpolicewith bricks andbottles.
  • Agroupoftinybrickhousesistuckedaway behind thefactory.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Building materials
  • adobe
  • airbrick
  • asbestos
  • asphalt
  • bamboo
  • biomaterial
  • flagged
  • flagstone
  • flitch
  • floorboard
  • flooring
  • lacquer
  • prestressed
  • putty
  • razor wire
  • rebar
  • reinforced
  • shingle
  • wattle and daub
  • weatherboarding
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bricknoun(ELECTRONIC DEVICE)

informal
anelectronicdevice, such as asmartphone, that cannot be used at all:
砖头（指无法使用的电子设备，如智能手机）
Without afastconnection,yourtabletturnsinto a brick.没有快速的连接，你的平板电脑就会变成一块砖头。
informal
an earlymobilephonethat wasthickandheavycomparedtonewerphones:
anancient, Bluetoothless brick of amobilephone
Instead of anearly2-pound brick, today'scellphoneweighsas little as 3ounces.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Computer hardware
  • 3-D printer
  • beamer
  • blackberry
  • bubblejet
  • card reader
  • carriage return
  • data projector
  • gamepad
  • graphics card
  • hard drive
  • optically
  • palmtop
  • parallel port
  • patch
  • patch intosomething
  • pen drive
  • phablet
  • plug and play
  • printer
  • whiteboard
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Communications - telephone equipment

bricknoun(GOOD PERSON)

[Cusually singular]old-fashionedorhumorous
a veryhelpfulandkindpersonwho can betrusted:
好心人；可靠的人
Thanks forbringingall thatfoodalong to theparty,Tony.You're abrick!托尼，谢谢你带那些食物来参加聚会，你真是个好心人！
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
People having good qualities
  • advertisement
  • altruist
  • angel
  • beatify
  • bunch
  • charmer
  • dear
  • not be as black asyou arepaintedidiom
  • paragon
  • pet
  • poppet
  • poster child
  • pussycat
  • salt
  • salt of the earthidiom
  • softie
  • sweetheart
  • sweetie
  • sweetie pie
  • treasure
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Idioms

bricks and clicks
be/come up against a brick wall
bricks and mortar
you can't make bricks without straw
brick
verb
uk
/brɪk/us
/brɪk/
[IorT]informal
tocauseaproblemin anelectronicdeviceso that it cannot be used at all; todevelopaproblemlike this:
Theupdatewipedoutusers'applications, and "bricked" somephones.
Isawawarningmessage, then thephonebricked.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
In bad condition
  • battered
  • battle-scarred
  • be on the skidsidiom
  • beatsomeoneup
  • blasted
  • have seen better daysidiom
  • hors de combat
  • impaired
  • in good, bad, etc. repairidiom
  • in piecesidiom
  • ruined
  • runsomeone/somethingdown
  • sad
  • scarred
  • scuffed
  • the worse for wearidiom
  • worm-eaten
  • worn out
  • worse
  • worsening
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Computer hardware

Phrasal verb

brick upsomething
(Definition ofbrickfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
brick
noun
uk
/brɪk/us
/brɪk/

bricknoun(BUILDING BLOCK)

B2[C]
arectangularblockof hardmaterialused forbuildingwallsandhouses
砖
Thechimneywas made of bricks.烟囱是用砖砌的。
red-brickhouses红砖房
He was soembarrassed- hisfacewent brick-red(= adarkred).他尴尬极了，脸涨得紫红紫红的。
See also
airbrickUK
red-brick
More examples
  • Thehousehas asmallbackyard,surroundedby a high brickwall.
  • Theboundaryof thecarparkisdelineatedby alowbrickwall.
  • Theplasteron thewallshas beenremovedtoexposetheoriginalbricksunderneath.
  • Wesawrioterspeltingpolicewith bricks andbottles.
  • Agroupoftinybrickhousesistuckedaway behind thefactory.

bricknoun(ELECTRONIC DEVICE)

informal
anelectronicdevice, such as asmartphone, that cannot be used at all
砖头（指无法使用的电子设备，如智能手机）
Without afastconnection,yourtabletturnsinto a brick.没有快速的连接，你的平板电脑就会变成一块砖头。

bricknoun(GOOD PERSON)

[Cusually singular]old-fashionedorhumorous
a veryhelpfulandkindpersonwho can betrusted
好心人；可靠的人
Thanks forbringingall thatfoodalong to theparty,Tony.You're abrick!托尼，谢谢你带那些食物来参加聚会，你真是个好心人！

Idioms

bricks and clicks
be/come up against a brick wall
bricks and mortar
you can't make bricks without straw

brick| American Dictionary

brick
noun[C]
us
/brɪk/
arectangularblockof hardmaterialused forbuildingwallsandhouses
(Definition ofbrickfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbrick

brick
If h consists of bricks, the same will be true of the dual grid and the construction is straightforward.
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The bricklayers continue their work and wall in the fiuba, which is secured with the new layers of bricks.
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The brick's bonding and the location of the movement joints indicate its function as a layer rather than a load-bearing device [10].
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The choice of building materials-concrete or the less expensive bricks or breeze blocks-is in itself a matter of prestige.
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There are indeed a thousand (and more) evidential bricks to be assembled, thus making mentoring an ideal test bed of the potential of evidence-based policy.
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We all - including those making the bricks - have a stake in the outcome.
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If the bricks were worthless, but dropped to protect (somehow) holdings of nonessential wealth, the deposits would have moral difficulties and require similar compensation.
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We know that we cannot do it unless we have both bricks and dynamite.
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In 1388, the rammed earth wall was overlaid with bricks.
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They work in mixed gangs under a male supervisor who is often an outsider, as is the mason for whom they carry bricks.
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To avoid cutting bricks there are enormous joints.
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Facts are the bricks with which newspapers are built, cliches the cement that binds them together.
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The minimum compensation allowed by law for ruined bricks was insufficient to cover actual damage caused by new machinery.
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Finally, pressing machines were invented to provide a substitute for hand-dressed facing bricks.
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Dry-pressed bricks were as smooth and regular as hand-dressed or re-pressed products, but they did not need a separate period of drying.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithbrick

brick

These are words often used in combination withbrick.

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adobe brick
Its houses were one-storey high with walls and enclosures built ofadobebrick.
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brick building
The cabin later was replaced by abrickbuildingfor the ticket office, waiting room and toilet.
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brick chimney
It also had its ownbrickchimneybetween this room and the entrance hall.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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