英语词汇“brass”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

brass

/brɑːs

noun

1 [mass noun] A yellow alloy of copper and zinc: [as modifier]: a brass plate on the door...

Bronze is made with tin added to copper and brass has zinc in the alloy.
Two of the oldest and most widely used of all alloys, bronze and brass, also contain copper.
Some of the more important metal alloys were gold, brass, bronze and pewter.

1.1 [count noun] A decorative object made of brass: shining brasses stood on the mantelpiece...

The last side plate is an angular brass specimen decorated with an incised standard.
It retains its original brasses, finials, and decorative carving.
The dominant decorative feature is the array of ornate brasses with pierced backplates.

1.2 (also horse brass) [count noun] British A round flat brass ornament for the harness of a draught horse.I'm getting to really like horse brasses; not a new liking, but this time round I'm finding that rummaging through boxes of assorted knick-knacks for them has something of the treasure hunt about it....

A handful of rosettes is all the pensioner has left following last Wednesday's raid, where more than 1,000 prizes and certificates were also snatched, along with valuable horse brasses.
If we drive in to collect it now I'll be able to catch the post office, mail these horse brasses off to that nice woman in the States, and send your Mother's Day card off Special Delivery.

1.3 [count noun] A memorial, typically a medieval one, consisting of a flat piece of inscribed brass, laid in the floor or set into the wall of a church: children do not appear on memorial brasses until the 1420s...

His widow's stone bears a memorial brass inscribed with Latin verses but is otherwise unmarked.
Inside fittings again testify to the town's religious life in the Middle Ages, notably the twenty stalls for the members of Chichele College at the east end of the north aisle and an unusual number of medieval monumental brasses.
A ‘pudding-basin’ cut, often seen on memorial brasses, shows hair thick but clear of the ears, probably to assist in cushioning the helmet.

1.4 [count noun] A brass block or die used for stamping a design on a book binding.The collection also features a set of scales from the old factory, and an original brass butter stamp

2 Music Brass wind instruments (including trumpet, horn, and trombone) forming a band or a section of an orchestra: the brass were consistently too loud...

The brass section of an orchestra typically consists of trumpets, horns, trombones, and tubas.
We harmonize like the brass section of a band, and we need discipline to do that type of music.
The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra is a noteworthy example, its playing characterized by dark woodwinds and brasses that impart a dreamlike, veiled quality suggesting the mellow patina of old silver.

3 (also top brass) informal People in authority or of high military rank: the top brass of the Jockey Club...

After an outcry from the military brass and heavy attacks in the media, he reversed himself two days later.
The New York Times reports that, for decades, the military brass has assured the locals that underground storage of these weapons was perfectly safe.
A little long winded, but the speech was punctuated with a lot of applause, which suggested that a lot of the military brass in attendance support him.

4British informal Money: they wanted to spend their newly acquired brass...

The old pro there kind of takes a liking to the kid, gives him a brass.

Phrases

brassed off

a brass farthing

brass neck

the brass ring

get down to brass tacks

Origin

Old English bræs, of unknown origin.

单词	brass
释义	brass /brɑːs / noun 1 [mass noun] A yellow alloy of copper and zinc: [as modifier]: a brass plate on the door... Bronze is made with tin added to copper and brass has zinc in the alloy. Two of the oldest and most widely used of all alloys, bronze and brass, also contain copper. Some of the more important metal alloys were gold, brass, bronze and pewter. 1.1 [count noun] A decorative object made of brass: shining brasses stood on the mantelpiece... The last side plate is an angular brass specimen decorated with an incised standard. It retains its original brasses, finials, and decorative carving. The dominant decorative feature is the array of ornate brasses with pierced backplates. 1.2 (also horse brass) [count noun] British A round flat brass ornament for the harness of a draught horse.I'm getting to really like horse brasses; not a new liking, but this time round I'm finding that rummaging through boxes of assorted knick-knacks for them has something of the treasure hunt about it.... A handful of rosettes is all the pensioner has left following last Wednesday's raid, where more than 1,000 prizes and certificates were also snatched, along with valuable horse brasses. If we drive in to collect it now I'll be able to catch the post office, mail these horse brasses off to that nice woman in the States, and send your Mother's Day card off Special Delivery. 1.3 [count noun] A memorial, typically a medieval one, consisting of a flat piece of inscribed brass, laid in the floor or set into the wall of a church: children do not appear on memorial brasses until the 1420s... His widow's stone bears a memorial brass inscribed with Latin verses but is otherwise unmarked. Inside fittings again testify to the town's religious life in the Middle Ages, notably the twenty stalls for the members of Chichele College at the east end of the north aisle and an unusual number of medieval monumental brasses. A ‘pudding-basin’ cut, often seen on memorial brasses, shows hair thick but clear of the ears, probably to assist in cushioning the helmet. 1.4 [count noun] A brass block or die used for stamping a design on a book binding.The collection also features a set of scales from the old factory, and an original brass butter stamp 2 Music Brass wind instruments (including trumpet, horn, and trombone) forming a band or a section of an orchestra: the brass were consistently too loud... The brass section of an orchestra typically consists of trumpets, horns, trombones, and tubas. We harmonize like the brass section of a band, and we need discipline to do that type of music. The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra is a noteworthy example, its playing characterized by dark woodwinds and brasses that impart a dreamlike, veiled quality suggesting the mellow patina of old silver. 3 (also top brass) informal People in authority or of high military rank: the top brass of the Jockey Club... After an outcry from the military brass and heavy attacks in the media, he reversed himself two days later. The New York Times reports that, for decades, the military brass has assured the locals that underground storage of these weapons was perfectly safe. A little long winded, but the speech was punctuated with a lot of applause, which suggested that a lot of the military brass in attendance support him. 4British informal Money: they wanted to spend their newly acquired brass... The old pro there kind of takes a liking to the kid, gives him a brass. Phrases brassed off a brass farthing brass neck the brass ring get down to brass tacks Origin Old English bræs, of unknown origin. Rhymes carse, class, coup de grâce, farce, glass, grass, Grasse, impasse, Kars, kick-ass, kvass, Laplace, Maas, Madras, outclass, pass, sparse, stained glass, surpass, upper class, volte-face
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