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

brick n.

Building(a block of) clay hardened by being burnt in a furnace and used for building, paving, etc.: [countable]He replaced the broken bricks in the fireplace.[uncountable]Our apartment building is brick on the outside.
a block having a similar size and shape:[countable]a brick of ice cream.
Informal TermsInformal. a helpful, friendly person.

Building brick up, [~ + up + object] to build, fill in, or pave with bricks:They bricked up the hole in the wall.

adj.

Buildingmade of or constructed with bricks:a brick wall.

Idioms

Idioms like a ton of bricks, with sudden or powerful weight or force:The news hit him like a ton of bricks.

brick n.

Buildinga block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 2¼ × 3³⁄₄ × 8 in. (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color.
Buildingsuch blocks collectively.
Buildingthe material of which such blocks are made.
any block or bar having a similar size and shape:a gold brick; an ice-cream brick.
Weights and Measures, Buildingthe length of a brick as a measure of thickness, as of a wall:one and a half bricks thick.
Informal Termsan admirably good or generous person.
Idioms drop a brick, to make a social gaffe or blunder, esp. an indiscreet remark.
Idioms hit the bricks:
- to walk the streets, esp. as an unemployed or homeless person.
- to go on strike:With contract talks stalled, workers are threatening to hit the bricks.Also, take to the bricks.
Idioms make bricks without straw:
- to plan or act on a false premise or unrealistic basis.
- to create something that will not last:To form governments without the consent of the people is to make bricks without straw.
- to perform a task despite the lack of necessary materials.

v.t.

to pave, line, wall, fill, or build with brick.

adj.

made of, constructed with, or resembling bricks.

Middle Dutch bricke; akin to break
late Middle English brike 1400–50

brick′like′, brick′ish, adj.

brick /brɪk/ n

a rectangular block of clay mixed with sand and fired in a kiln or baked by the sun, used in building construction
(as modifier): a brick house
the material used to make such blocks
any rectangular block: a brick of ice
bricks collectively
informal a reliable, trustworthy, or helpful person
Brit a child's building block
drop a brick ⇒ Brit informal to make a tactless or indiscreet remark
like a ton of bricks ⇒ informal (used esp of the manner of punishing or reprimanding someone) with great force; severely

vb (transitive)

usually followed by in, up or over: to construct, line, pave, fill, or wall up with bricks: to brick up a window, brick over a patio

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French brique, from Middle Dutch bricke; related to Middle Low German brike, Old English brecan to break

单词	brick
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 brick /brɪk/USA pronunciation n. Building(a block of) clay hardened by being burnt in a furnace and used for building, paving, etc.: [countable]He replaced the broken bricks in the fireplace.[uncountable]Our apartment building is brick on the outside. a block having a similar size and shape:[countable]a brick of ice cream. Informal TermsInformal. a helpful, friendly person. v. Building brick up, [~ + up + object] to build, fill in, or pave with bricks:They bricked up the hole in the wall. adj. Buildingmade of or constructed with bricks:a brick wall. Idioms Idioms like a ton of bricks, with sudden or powerful weight or force:The news hit him like a ton of bricks. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 brick (brik),USA pronunciation n. Buildinga block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 2¼ × 3³⁄₄ × 8 in. (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color. Buildingsuch blocks collectively. Buildingthe material of which such blocks are made. any block or bar having a similar size and shape:a gold brick; an ice-cream brick. Weights and Measures, Buildingthe length of a brick as a measure of thickness, as of a wall:one and a half bricks thick. Informal Termsan admirably good or generous person. Idioms drop a brick, to make a social gaffe or blunder, esp. an indiscreet remark. Idioms hit the bricks: to walk the streets, esp. as an unemployed or homeless person. to go on strike:With contract talks stalled, workers are threatening to hit the bricks.Also, take to the bricks. Idioms make bricks without straw: to plan or act on a false premise or unrealistic basis. to create something that will not last:To form governments without the consent of the people is to make bricks without straw. to perform a task despite the lack of necessary materials. v.t. to pave, line, wall, fill, or build with brick. adj. made of, constructed with, or resembling bricks. Middle Dutch bricke; akin to break late Middle English brike 1400–50 brick′like′, brick′ish, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: brick /brɪk/ n a rectangular block of clay mixed with sand and fired in a kiln or baked by the sun, used in building construction (as modifier): a brick house the material used to make such blocks any rectangular block: a brick of ice bricks collectively informal a reliable, trustworthy, or helpful person Brit a child's building block drop a brick ⇒ Brit informal to make a tactless or indiscreet remark like a ton of bricks ⇒ informal (used esp of the manner of punishing or reprimanding someone) with great force; severely vb (transitive) usually followed by in, up or over: to construct, line, pave, fill, or wall up with bricks: to brick up a window, brick over a patio Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French brique, from Middle Dutch bricke; related to Middle Low German brike, Old English brecan to break
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