brick

brick 基本解释

n.  砖; 砖块; 积木; 可靠的朋友
v.  砌砖，用砖镶填（堵住）（up），用砖围砌（in）

brick 词性变化

复数：bricks过去分词：bricked现在分词：bricking

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brick 词组短语

• nozzle brick
• dinas brick
• fire brick arch
• unfired brick
• shaped brick
• agalmatolite brick
• runner brick
• baking of brick
• alumina-silicate brick
• lead brick

brick 详细解释

noun

1. 砖；砖块
   baked clay used for building walls, houses and other buildings; an individual block of this
   1. The school is built of brick.
      那所学校是用砖建造的。
   2. a pile of bricks
      一摞砖
   3. a brick wall
      砖墙
2. 积木
   a plastic or wooden block, used as a toy for young children to build things with
3. 可靠的朋友
   a friend that you can rely on when you need help

verb

verb

brick 短语用例

brick sth↔in/up

1. 用砖堵住（或砌住）
   to fill an opening in a wall with bricks
   1. The school is built of brick.
      那所学校是用砖建造的。
   2. a pile of bricks
      一摞砖
   3. a brick wall
      砖墙

brick 习惯用语

n.

be up against a brick wall

• 遇到难以逾越的障碍
  to be unable to make any progress because there is a difficulty that stops you

bricks and mortar

• 房产
  a building, when you are thinking of it in connection with how much it cost to build or how much it is worth
  1. They put their money into bricks and mortar.
     他们把钱投资到了房产上。

make bricks without straw

• 做无米之炊
  to try to work without the necessary material, money, information, etc.

like a cat on hot bricks

• 局促不安；如坐针毡；像热锅上的蚂蚁
  very nervous
  1. She was like a cat on hot bricks before her driving test.
     她考驾驶执照前十分紧张不安。

drop a brick/clanger

• 失言伤人；出言不慎
  to say sth that offends or embarrasses sb, although you did not intend to

be banging, etc. your head against a brick wall

• 用头撞墙；徒劳无益；枉费心机
  to keep trying to do sth that will never be successful
  1. Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall.
     试图和他们讲道理只是白费口舌。

like a ton of bricks

• 非常沉重；极为严厉
  very heavily; very severely
  1. Disappointment hit her like a ton of bricks.
     她大失所望。
  2. They came down on him like a ton of bricks (= criticized him very severely) .
     他们狠狠批评了他一顿。

brick 双语例句

1. 1、 The path runs below a long brick wall
   小道位于长砖墙脚下。
2. 2、 She built bookshelves out of bricks and planks.
   她用砖和木板制作书架。
3. 3、 You were a brick, a real friend in need.
   你很够朋友，是真正的患难之交。
4. 4、 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。
5. 5、 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。
6. 6、 The discussions in Brussels hit a brick wall.
   在布鲁塞尔进行的商谈进展受阻。
7. 7、 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。
8. 8、 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。
9. 9、 My words were lost as the walls above us crashed down, filling the cellar with brick dust
   我们头顶的墙塌了下来，地下室里满是砖灰，我惊得说不出话来。
10. 10、 He flattened himself against a brick wall as I passed.
    他紧贴一面砖墙站着好让我通过。
11. 11、 The brick path to the door was hemmed in on either side by tall, unkempt boxwood hedges.
    通往门口的砖路两旁是高大、杂乱的黄杨树篱。
12. 12、 He took it apart brick by brick, and put it back together again
    他一块砖一块砖地把它拆开，然后又把它组合起来。
13. 13、 The evening sun warms the old red brick wall to a radiant glow.
    夕阳为古老的红砖墙罩上了一层暖暖的炫目光辉。
14. 14、 brick rubble is useful as the base for paths and patios.
    碎砖石可以用来铺路基和庭院地基。
15. 15、 The house was a handsome four-story brick structure.
    这所房子是一幢造型美观的四层砖砌建筑物。
16. 16、 He made a surreptitious entrance to the club through the little door in the brick wall
    他从砖墙的小门偷偷进入俱乐部。
17. 17、 Her car swerved off the road into a 6ft high brick wall
    她的车突然转向冲出了马路，撞向6英尺高的一面砖墙。
18. 18、 Each brick also varies slightly in tone, texture and size
    每块砖在色调、质地与大小上也都略有不同。
19. 19、 He went under a brick arch
    他穿过一个砖砌的拱门。
20. 20、 On South Main Street, a huge brick building looms into view.
    在南大街上，一座巨大的砖砌建筑赫然出现在人们的视线中。
21. 21、 I wondered if I was banging my head against a brick wall.
    我怀疑自己是不是在把鸡蛋往石头上碰，徒劳无益。
22. 22、 A bomb blast had weakened an area of brick on the back wall
    一颗炸弹爆炸使后墙的一片砖发生了松动。
23. 23、 You can imagine what it would be like driving a car into a brick wall at 30 miles an hour
    你可以想象汽车以每小时30英里的速度撞向一堵砖墙结果会怎样。
24. 24、 Boston's traditional drab brick was slow to yield to the modern glass palaces of so many American urban areas.
    波士顿传统而单调的砖石建筑并没有迅速被许多美国城市地区流行的现代玻璃大厦所取代。
25. 25、 In these houses, there are kangs built of stone or brick.
    这些房子里有石头或砖垒的炕。
26. 26、 The blind alley ended in a brick wall.
    这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。
27. 27、 Multifunctional videorecorders have enjoyed brick sales.
    多功能录像机一直在市场走俏。
28. 28、 The red brick building over there is the city hospital.
    那边的红砖楼是市医院。
29. 29、 Our house is made of red brick ( s).
    我们的房子是用红砖盖的。
30. 30、 I chip away the damaged brick and replaced it with a new one.
    我把那块损坏了的砖头一点一点地敲掉，然后换上一块新的。

brick 英英释义

noun

1. rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln

2. a good fellow