单词：brass
a. 黄铜的, 铜管乐器的
v. 镀以黄铜, 支付
n. 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
n. an ornament or utensil made of brass
n. a memorial made of brass
考试类型：[四级/考研/托福]
brass的用法和样例：
例句
- Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是由铜和锌熔合制成的。
- The brass is too loud.铜管乐器的声音太响了。
- He walked in, bold as brass, and asked me to lend him 50!他走进来，厚颜无耻地要我借给他50英镑！
- How do you have the brass to say that?你怎么有脸那么说呢？
- The dwarf sat down and the elf rang the little brass bell.侏儒坐下来，而小仙人摇了那小铜铃。
常见句型
- 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?
常用短语
- 极为厚颜无耻 shamelessly self-assured
- 讨论实质性问题 reduce an argument to the fundamental issues
- 上级;高级官员 senior management
词汇搭配
- polish all the brass擦黄铜器皿
- air army brass陆军高级军官
- air force brass空军高级军官
- air navy brass海军高级军官
- top brass最高级军官
- brass band铜管〔军〕乐队
- brass instrument铜管乐器
- many articles of brass很多黄铜制品
经典引文
Men's evil manners live in brass: their virtues We write in water.
出自：Henry VIII,ShakespeareAn empty, vaunting person, who has brass enough to face the world.
出自：T. T. Lynch
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