brick
brick
英[brɪk]美[brɪk]
n.砖，积木，落难时可靠的人；
复数：bricks;
例句
We tied this letter to a brick and threw it over the railing.我们把信系在砖上,然后抛过栏杆去。
a schoolhouse of brick construction用砖砌成的校舍
A goldbrick will never get a gold brick.偷懒者永远拿不到金砖。
The house has a wooden frame which is braced with brick.这幢房子是木结构的砖瓦房。
In the condition of the same refractory brick performance brick should be chosen priory.并提出在耐火砖理化指标相同的条件下,应优先选用国产耐火砖.
RUBI ? also owns a wide range of hand tools just as trowels, jagged trowels and brick.RUBI同时也有一系列的手动工具,如;抹刀、带齿刮刀 、 以及油灰刀等.
Kerbs stone, brick plaza planting grass and other cement products.路缘石, 广场植草砖等各种水泥制品.
We slip nip it in trap bud befloatinge it garages brick worse.咱们因该在事态变坏前就把它扼杀在萌芽期.
Red brick, cornices and corridors, brick Diaolan media , willow down sash.青砖红瓦, 飞檐回廊, 雕栏缕砖,杨柳垂绦.
Arches are built of wood, stone, brick or any other building material.拱门是用木料 、 石块 、 砖头或其他建筑材料建成的.
英语六级真题
Brick and mortar stores (实体店) seem to be going the way of the yellow pages.
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section BDespite the turmoil, brick and mortar won't disappear any time soon.
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section Bfighting back the tears, he spoke proudly of the fact that he had built their home from the ground up, and that he had pounded every nail and laid every brick in the process.
2015年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section CIn the peak of the dot.com bubble, brick and mortar retail was one of those industries the internet was going to kill—and quickly.
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section BInvestors shouldn't write off brick and mortar.
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section BMany firms operating brick and mortar stores are in trouble.
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section BMore than 20 years after the internet was opened to commerce, the Census Bureau tells us that brick and mortar sales accounted for 92.3 percent of retail sales in the first quarter of 2016.
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-VAR
砖；砖料
Bricks are rectangular blocks of baked clay used for building walls, which are usually red or brown. Brick is the material made up of these blocks.
例句
She built bookshelves out of bricks and planks.她用砖和木板制作书架。...a tiny garden surrounded by high brick walls.四周有高高的砖墙环绕的小花园N-SING
患难之交；可靠的朋友
If you say that someone is a brick, you mean that they have helped you or supported you when you were in a difficult situation.
例句
You were a brick, a real friend in need.你很够朋友，是真正的患难之交。PHRASE
白费力气；枉费心机
If you are banging your head against a brick wall, what you are saying or doing is not having any effect although you keep saying or doing it.
例句
I wanted to sort out this problem with him, but it was like banging my head against a brick wall.我曾想跟他把这个问题给解决了，但结果徒劳无功。PHRASE
碰壁；陷入困境
If you hit a brick wall or come up against a brick wall, you are unable to continue or make progress because something stops you.
例句
After that my career just seemed to hit a brick wall...在那之后我的事业似乎就陷入了困境。The discussions in Brussels hit a brick wall.在布鲁塞尔进行的商谈进展受阻。PHRASE
（尤指视为投资的）房产
You can use bricks and mortar to refer to houses and other buildings, especially when they are considered as an investment.
例句
Paying rent simply helps to line the pockets of landlords. It's far better to put your money into bricks and mortar of your own...租房子只会鼓了房东的腰包，自己投资买房要合算得多。As an investment, bricks and mortar are not what they were.作为一种投资，房产不再是从前意义上的房产。英汉词典释义
n.
砖, 砖块
The old man stood on a pile of bricks almost as high as a house.那位老人站在一堆跟房子差不多高的砖上。积木
可靠的朋友
vt.
用砖砌, 用砖堵住
He murdered his wife, and bricked up her body in the kitchen.他杀死了妻子, 然后把她的尸体藏在厨房里, 用砖堵死。英英词典释义
Noun
1. rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
2. a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy
行业词典
土木工程： 砖；
建筑： 砖；
水利： 砖，以黏土、页岩以及工业废渣为主要原料制成的小型建筑砌块。；
金融： 砖形钞票捆；
