brass

UK:  [brɑːs]

US:  [bræs]

复数：brasses  

v.

1.〔英国〕付(款)

2.〔口语〕无耻地胡搞

3.【冶金】把…包铜

adj.

1.黄铜(制)的;含黄铜的

2.(天空系)黄铜色的

3.铜管乐器的

4.声音洪亮的

n.

1.黄铜制品;铜管乐器;(乐队的)铜管乐器部;〔俚语〕(刻有肖像、纹章等)黄铜纪念牌

2.黄铜轴衬

3.〔口语〕厚脸皮;〔美俚〕高级将领,高级官员

4.上级;高级官员

5.煤层中的黄铁矿

6.〔俚语〕金钱〔尤指现金〕;好看而不值钱的东西

7.吹嘘

8.机构

9.【机械工程】黄铜轴承衬;(煤屋内的)黄铁矿;空弹壳

1 . Out of his pocket he took an odd-shaped, ornamented brass whistle, on which he piped a series of complicated trills.
他从口袋里掏出一个样子很怪但很精致的铜哨子，吹了一连串复杂的信号。

2 . Lily: Yes, it's wind instrument with keys for the fingers to press on. The body is made of brass, and is usually curved.
莉莉：这是有手指可以按动按键的管乐器的一种。而且是铜制的弯曲乐器。

3 . Mr Gates soothed relations with the top brass, the State Department and Congress that had been frayed by his predecessor's truculence.
盖茨缓和了上层官员间的矛盾，国防部与国会之间被前任国防部长的粗野行为破坏的关系得以修复。

4 . It was a large brass bull that was completely hollow inside with a door on the side large enough for a man to enter.
这是一只巨大的中空铜牛，边上有一扇门，足以一人进入。

5 . The wear resistance of the composites is greatly superior to that of the Cr-brass alloy in case of current carrier.
载流条件下，该复合材料的抗摩擦磨损性能显著优于铬青铜合金；