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brass

基本词汇

英 [brɑ:s]

美 [bræs]

n.黄铜(制品);铜管(乐器);厚脸皮

adj.黄铜的

第三人称复数:brasses

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n.(名词)
  • 铜管乐器;铜管乐器部
  • 黄铜;黄铜制品,铜器
  • 高级军官,高级官员
  • 黄铜纪念牌
  • 黄铜色
  • 钱,金钱
  • 厚脸皮
  • 好看而不值钱的东西
  • 【机】黄铜轴承衬
  • 黄铁矿
  • 空弹壳
adj.(形容词)
  • 铜管乐器的
  • 黄铜色的
  • 声音嘹亮的
  • 黄铜(制)的,含黄铜的
v.(动词)
  • 【冶】把...包铜, 在…上包黄铜
  • 无耻地胡搞
  • 付(款)
n.(名词)
  • [U]黄铜 bright yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc
  • [S]铜管乐器(部分) an object made of this metal, especially a musical wind instrument

noun

1. a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece

Synonym: brass instrument

2. a memorial made of brass

Synonym: memorial tabletplaque

3. an ornament or utensil made of brass

4. impudent aggressiveness

e.g. I couldn't believe her boldness
he had the effrontery to question my honesty

Synonym: boldnessnervefacecheek

5. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

e.g. he claims that the present administration is corrupt
the governance of an association is responsible to its members
he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment

Synonym: administrationgovernancegoverning bodyestablishmentorganizationorganisation

6. the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments

Synonym: brass section

7. an alloy of copper and zinc

1. (尤用于制作装饰品和乐器的)黄铜
Brass is a yellow-coloured metal made from copper and zinc. It is used especially for making ornaments and musical instruments.

e.g. The instrument is beautifully made in brass.
这个仪器是用黄铜制成的,非常漂亮。

2. (交响乐队的)铜管乐乐器组,铜管乐器
The brass is the section of an orchestra which consists of brass wind instruments such as trumpets and horns.

e.g. He once again raised his baton and brought in the brass.
他再次举起指挥棒,让铜管乐部加入进来。

3. (常见于教堂的)黄铜纪念牌
Brasses are flat pieces of brass with writing or a picture cut into them, which are often found in churches.

4. (军队或其他机构的)高级军官,高层人物
In the army or in other organizations, the brass are the people in the highest positions.

e.g. The brass are reluctant to fraternise with the enlisted men.
高级军官不愿意与大兵们称兄道弟。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 top brass

5. 讨论基本事实;探讨实质问题
If you get down to brass tacks, you discuss the basic, most important facts of a situation.

e.g. Angola's ruling party was due to get down to brass tacks today with a debate on the party's record.
安哥拉执政党预定在今天就有关该党执政记录的问题进行实质性讨论。

1. 铜:显然,它的2GB容量根本不是重点所在--喔等等,也许这里的2GB是还代表着它的金(Gold)和铜(Brass)材质?XD 这个U盘的贵金属中还嵌入了Statsuma Kiriko水晶,使它完全成了向浮华的世界膜拜的产品. 好了,亲爱的读者们,现在诚实点,

2. 铜管乐器:传统乐器分类为:铜管乐器(brass)、木管乐器(woodwinds)、弦乐器(strings)与打击乐器(percussion). 一、铜管乐器是通过共鸣器(resonator)的震动(vibration)来发出曲调(tone)的. 主要包括以下乐器:

3. 铜管乐:ORGAN在这类音乐中使用频繁,并经常作一些炫技性的表演,铜管乐(BRASS)较之其他摇滚音乐更为常见,并常常为这类音乐制造亮点.

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Production Problems-(产品问题)

A:We're going to have a problem meeting the budget for the production of our new sound board.
我们拨给新声卡产品的预算会有问题。

B:How much of a problem?
问题有多严重?

A:Well, it seems that we underestimated the costs. According to the factory, it will cost about eight percent more than initially projected.
看样子我们似乎低估了成本。根据制造厂商的说法,成本会比原先计划的还高出百分之八。

B:Let me see . . .Looking at this, if my calculations are correct, we are about three thousand dollars over budget?
我看看……看这状况,假如我算得没错,我们大约比预算多出了三千美金。

A:That's right. It's going to cost about three thousand more to complete the first order.
是的。大约要多花三千元来完成第一批订单。

B:I see...
我明白了……

A:But if sales go as well as they should, that's still well within our profit margin. Proceeds from sales of the first order will easily cover the cost of the second order.
不过假如销售状况有应有的表现,那就仍在我们的获利范围之内。第一批定单的营收将会很容易就抵过第二批定单的成本。

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B:In other words, you only need a budget increase for the first order.
换句话说,你只需要增加第一批定单的预算。

A:Exactly. After that, the product should finance itself.
完全正确。之后,产品本身就可以获利,不需要再增加预算。

B:OK. Well, you know, all major budget decisions must be approved by our CEO and the financial officer.
好的,你知道,所有主要的预算决策需要总裁及财政主管的批准。

A:Yes, I know. But I thought that if I could get your support first, it might make getting approval easier.
是的,我知道。只是我觉得如果我能先取得你的支持可能会比较容易得到批准。

B:Well, you've got my support on this. I'll see what I can do to get the top brass to agree.
嗯,你已经得到我的支持了。我会看看有什么方法可以让高层主管同意。

用作名词(n.)
    极为厚颜无耻 shamelessly self-assured
用作名词(n.)
  • Formerly most of our household utensils were made of brass.
    以前我们家庭用的器皿多数是用黄铜做的。
  • I read her name on the polished brass plate.
    我在擦亮的黄铜门牌上看到了她的名字。
  • The brass is〔are〕 too loud.
    铜管乐器的声音太吵了。
  • How did she have the brass to do that?
    她怎么有脸做那种事呢?
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~名词+~~+名词介词+~
  • Men's evil manners live in brass: their virtues We write in water.

    出自:Henry VIII,Shakespeare
  • An empty, vaunting person, who has brass enough to face the world.

    出自:T. T. Lynch
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n.(名词)
  • brass的基本意思是“黄铜”。在英国, brass也可指为纪念已故者嵌于教堂墙壁上或地板上的铜牌,此时为可数名词。
  • brass也可作“(乐队中的)铜管乐器(部分)”解,是集合名词,常与定冠词the连用,作主语时其谓语动词可以用单数形式,也可用复数形式。
  • 在口语里, brass还可作“厚脸皮”“高级军官”解。
  • ☆ 直接源自中古英语的brass,意为黄铜。
相关列句
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.(黄铜是铜锌合金。)
Now the instrument that is playing is a low tuba, a low brass instrument.(现在在演奏的乐器是低音号,一种低音铜管乐器。)
The columns crawl through a maze of giant corridors down which fierce snow-fed torrents foam under skies of brass.(纵队在迷宫般的巨大走廊中爬行,下方是在黄铜色天空下翻腾着的积雪化成的汹涌激流。)
Its brass feet dented the carpet's thick pile.(它的铜支架把厚厚的地毯表面压出了印痕。)
It took a considerable amount of polish and elbow grease before the brass shone.(经过了大量的抛光和擦拭后,这块黄铜才露出光芒。)
It was ornamented by a small brass sign and seemed to be the entrance to a vast hive of six or seven floors.(它的装饰是一块小小的黄铜招牌,似乎是一个六、七层楼的巨大蜂房的入口。)
We're having several guest entertainers—singers, a brass band, and so on, and we're expecting a lot of visitors.(我们邀请了几位演艺人员:歌手、铜管乐队等,并且我们预计会有很多人来参观。)
A brass plate beside the door said 'Dr Alan Tate'.(门旁的铜牌上写着“艾伦•泰特医生”。)
He wore a belt with a large brass buckle.(他系着一条缀有一颗大铜扣的皮带。)
Copper, brass, and aluminium are separated and remelted for reuse.(铜、黄铜和铝被分门别类重新熔化以供再利用。)
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