brass
brass
英[brɑːs]美[bræs]
n.黄铜（制品），铜管乐器，高级*官；
复数：brasses;
例句
When they saw his enormous house and flash car they looked at each other, both thinking ‘Where there’s muck there’s brass.’他们两人看到他的巨宅和豪华汽车，会意地互相看了一眼，心里想：“谁干脏活谁挣钱。”
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。
How did she have the brass to ask for more?她怎么有脸开口再要呢?
The brass is[are] too loud.铜管乐器的声音太响了。
A large, valved, brass wind instrument with a bass pitch.大型带活塞的低音铜管乐器.
Pompous doormen in immense coats, shiny brass belts and buttons, waited in front of expensive salesrooms.神气十足的看门人,身着宽大的外套, 配着闪闪发光的铜钮扣和铜腰带, 侍立在高档商店的门前.
She was clanging the brass bell.她正敲着铜钟.
I used Styrene Solid rod and brass rod to manufacture the Single Bollards.我用苯乙烯坚实的控制棒和黄铜棒制造的单一护柱.
Brass tarnishes quickly in wet weather.天气潮湿时黄铜很快会失去光泽.
Let's get down to brass tacks.让我们言归正传吧.
词组
brassed off
(Brit. informal)exasperated(英，非正式)厌烦的，恼怒的，满腹牢骚的a brass farthing
[with negative](informal)no money or assets at all(非正式)小钱；微乎其微的量get down to brass tacks
(informal)start to consider the basic facts or practical details(非正式)讨论实质问题the brass ring
(N. Amer. informal)success, typically as regarded as a reward for ambition or hard work(北美，非正式)成功的机遇；发财的机会where there's muck there' brass
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-UNCOUNT
（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.
例句
The instrument is beautifully made in brass.这个仪器是用黄铜制成的，非常漂亮。N-SING
（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.
例句
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。N-COUNT
（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.
N-SING-COLL
（*队或其他机构的）高级*官，高层人物
In the army or in other organizations, the brass are the people in the highest positions.
例句
The brass are reluctant to fraternise with the enlisted men.高级*官不愿意与大兵们称兄道弟。PHRASE
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.
例句
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**预定在今天就有关该*执*记录的问题进行实质性讨论。英汉词典释义
n.
黄铜
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。铜管乐器; 铜管乐队
The brass is[are] too loud.铜管乐器的声音太响了。黄铜饰品（尤指马挽具上的黄铜圆片）
黄铜纪念牌（钉在教堂的地上或墙上以纪念死者，上面刻有文字或雕像）
钱
【口】厚脸皮,厚颜无耻[U]
How did she have the brass to ask for more?她怎么有脸开口再要呢?英英词典释义
Noun
1. an alloy of copper and zinc
2. a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
3. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something;
"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"4. impudent aggressiveness;
"I couldn't believe her boldness""he had the effrontery to question my honesty"5. an ornament or utensil made of brass
6. the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
7. a memorial made of brass
行业词典
体育： 弹壳；
冶金学： 黄铜；
化学： 黄铜；
机械： 黄铜；以锌为主要合金元素的铜基合金。；
航天： 黄铜；
