单词 | brick |
释义 | nounverb🔑 brickBrE /brɪk/ NAmE /brɪk/ noun 🔑 [C , U ]baked clayused for building walls , houses and other buildings ; an individual block of this 砖;砖块◆ The school is built of brick . 那所学校是用砖建造的。◆ a pile of bricks 一摞砖◆ a brick wall 砖墙 ➡ see also red-brick (1 ) [C ]a plastic or wooden block , used as a toy for young children to build things with 积木[C , usually sing. ](old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) a friend that you can rely on when you need help 可靠的朋友 ● be up against a brick ˈwall to be unable to make any progress because there is a difficulty that stops you 遇到难以逾越的障碍● make bricks without ˈstraw (BrE ) to try to work without the necessary material , money , information , etc .做无米之炊● like a ˌcat on hot ˈbricks (BrE ) NAmE like a ˌcat on a hot tin ˈroof very nervous 局促不安;如坐针毡;像热锅上的蚂蚁◆ She was like a cat on hot bricks before her driving test . 她考驾驶执照前十分紧张不安。● drop a ˈbrick /ˈclanger (BrE , informal ) to say sth that offends or embarrasses sb , although you did not intend to 失言伤人;出言不慎● be banging , etc . your head against a brick ˈwall (informal ) to keep trying to do sth that will never be successful 用头撞墙;徒劳无益;枉费心机◆ Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall . 试图和他们讲道理只是白费口舌。● like a ton of ˈbricks (informal ) very heavily ; very severely 非常沉重;极为严厉◆ Disappointment hit her like a ton of bricks . 她大失所望。◆ They came down on him like a ton of bricks (= criticized him very severely ). 他们狠狠批评了他一顿。🔑 brickBrE /brɪk/ NAmE /brɪk/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they brick BrE /brɪk/ NAmE /brɪk/ present simple - he / she / it bricks BrE /brɪks/ NAmE /brɪks/ past simple bricked BrE /brɪkt/ NAmE /brɪkt/ past participle bricked BrE /brɪkt/ NAmE /brɪkt/ -ing form bricking BrE /ˈbrɪkɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈbrɪkɪŋ/ ● ˌbrick sth↔ˈin /ˈup to fill an opening in a wall with bricks 用砖堵住(或砌住)墙上的洞◆ The windows had been bricked up . 那些窗户用砖堵住了。 |
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