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Brick S   [Informal 非正式 Phrase 短语 Wall Hit

英语单词 brick
英美音标 英 [brɪk] 美 [brɪk]
中文释义 n.砖;砖块;砖状物
vt.用砖围砌(或堵)
英语例句 (1) His new house was built by himself, brick by brick.
(2) Her husband is a brick layer.
(3) He had a brick thrown at him at that meeting.
(4) He bought a brick of cheese and a bottle of wine.
(5) All the windows were bricked up.
中文例句 (1) 他的新房子是他自己一块砖一块砖砌起来的。
(2) 她丈夫是个砌砖匠。
(3) 那次集会时,他的头部被一块砖头击中。
(4) 他买了一块乳酪和一瓶葡萄酒。
(5) 所有的窗户都用砖堵住了。
柯林斯解释
1
[N-VAR 可变名词]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.
  • 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

2
[N-SING 单数名词]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.
  [a N]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
  • You were a brick, a real friend in need.

    你很够朋友,是真正的患难之交。

3
[PHRASE 短语]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.
  [V inflects]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • 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。

4
[PHRASE 短语]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.
  [V inflects]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • 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。

5
[PHRASE 短语](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.
  • 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。

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to come down on somebody like a ton of bricks→see:
ton
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    brick up

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