brass读音

1. 铜管乐器；铜管乐器部
2. 黄铜；黄铜制品，铜器
3. 高级军官，高级
4. 黄铜纪念牌
5. 黄铜色
6. 钱，金钱
7. 厚脸皮
8. 好看而不值钱的东西
9. 【机】黄铜轴承衬
10. 黄铁矿
11. 空弹壳

1. 铜管乐器的
2. 黄铜色的
3. 声音嘹亮的
4. 黄铜（制）的，含黄铜的

1. 【冶】把...包铜， 在…上包黄铜
2. 无耻地胡搞
3. 付（款）

1. [U]黄铜 bright yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc
2. [S]铜管乐器(部分) an object made of this metal, especially a musical wind instrument

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 inbrass.
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
Thebrass 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 thebrass.
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.（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. Thebrass are reluctant to fraternise with the enlisted men.
高级军官不愿意与大兵们称兄道弟。

5.讨论基本事实；探讨实质问题
If youget 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 tobrass 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. 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。
2. 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。
3. The brass is〔are〕 too loud.
   铜管乐器的声音太吵了。
4. How did she have the brass to do that?
   她怎么有脸做那种事呢?

• 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

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 在口语里, brass还可作“厚脸皮”“高级军官”解。