brick
noun /brɪk/
/brɪk/
Idioms - enlarge image[countable, uncountable] baked clay used for building walls, houses and other buildings; an individual block of this
砖；砖块 - The school is built of brick.
那所学校是用砖建造的。 - a pile of bricks
一摞砖 - a brick wall
砖墙
Topics Buildingsb2, Physics and chemistryb2- He got a job at the local brick works.
他在当地的砖厂找了一份工作。 - They moved the whole house, brick by brick.
他们蚂蚁搬家似的把整座房子的东西搬走了。 - They put an extra course of bricks around the pool.
他们绕着泳池又修了一层砖墙。 - We rebuilt the fireplace using salvaged bricks.
我们利用废旧砖重砌了壁炉。 - a house of red brick
红砖房 - learning to lay bricks properly
学习如何正确地铺砖
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- red
- adobe
- clay
- …
- lay
- use
- hurl
- …
- wall
- building
- house
- …
- in brick
- of brick
- brick by brick
- bricks and mortar
- a course of bricks
- …
- The school is built of brick.
- [countable] a plastic or wooden block, used as a toy for young children to build things with
积木 - [countable, usually singular] (British English, old-fashioned, informal) a friend that you can rely on when you need help
可靠的朋友 - Thanks for looking after the children today—you're a real brick.
谢谢你今天照顾孩子，你真是个好人。
- Thanks for looking after the children today—you're a real brick.
词源late Middle English: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch bricke, brike; probably reinforced by Old French brique; of unknown ultimate origin.
Idioms
be banging, etc. your head against a brick wall
- (informal) to keep trying to do something that will never be successful
用头撞墙；徒劳无益；枉费心机 - 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。
- Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall.
be up against a brick wall
- to be unable to make any progress because there is a difficulty that stops you
遇到难以逾越的障碍
drop a brick/clanger
- (British English, informal) to say something that offends or embarrasses somebody, although you did not intend to
失言伤人；出言不慎
like a cat on hot bricks (British English)
like a cat on a hot tin roof
- very nervous
局促不安；如坐针毡；像热锅上的蚂蚁 - 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。
- She was like a cat on hot bricks before her driving test.
like a cat on a hot tin roof
(British English also like a cat on hot bricks)
- very nervous
局促不安；如坐针毡；像热锅上的蚂蚁 - She was like a cat on a hot tin roof before her driving test.
她在驾驶考试前就像热锅上的蚂蚁。
- She was like a cat on a hot tin roof before her driving test.
like a ton of bricks
- (informal) very heavily; very severely
非常沉重；极为严厉 - Disappointment hit her like a ton of bricks.
她大失所望。 - They came down on him like a ton of bricks (= criticized him very severely).
他们狠狠批评了他一顿。
- Disappointment hit her like a ton of bricks.
make bricks without straw
- (British English) to try to work without the necessary material, money, information, etc.
做无米之炊