brass
brass
brass / bræs ; brɑ:s /
◙noun
1. METAL 金属, [U] a very hard bright yellow metal that is a mixture of COPPER and ZINC
• 黄铜〔铜锌合金〕:
»an old brass bedstead
老式黄铜床架
2. MUSIC 音乐
a. [U] musical instruments that are made of metal, such as the TRUMPET and the TROMBONE
• 铜管乐器:
»brass instruments
铜管乐器
--› see PERCUSSION , STRINGED INSTRUMENT , WIND INSTRUMENT , WOODWIND
b. the brass (section), the people in an ORCHESTRA or band who play musical instruments that are made of metal
• 〔管弦乐队等的〕铜管乐器部
3. DECORATIONS 装饰, [C usually plural] an object made of brass, usually with a design cut into it, or several brass objects
• 黄铜饰品，黄铜器
4. get down to brass tacks, [informal] to start talking about the most important facts or details of something
• 言归正传，谈实质性问题，谈正事
5. PEOPLE WITH TOP JOBS 身居高位者, the brass [AmE informal] people who hold the most important positions
• 要员;
【SYN】 top brass [BrE]
6. it's brass monkeys / brass monkey weather, [BrE spoken informal] used to say that it is very cold
• 极其寒冷，天寒地冻
7. MONEY 钱, [U] [BrE old-fashioned informal] money
• 钱
--› see as bold as brass at BOLD (2)
