brass
UK [brɑ:s] US [bræs] noun
METAL 金属
ADVANCED uncountable
■a bright yellow metal made from copper and zinc 黄铜•The door handles were made of brass.门把手是黄铜做的。 countable
■a thin piece of brass on the floor or wall in a church, with a picture or writing cut into it （教堂地上或墙上，刻有雕像或文字的）黄铜纪念牌•The church has several beautiful medieval brasses.这个教堂有几块精美的中世纪黄铜纪念牌。 the brass only singular
■the group of brass instruments or players in a band or orchestra （乐队或管弦乐队的）铜管乐器部分，铜管乐器手•The brass seems to me too loud in this recording.我觉得这张唱片中铜管乐器部分似乎太响了。
UK [brɑ:s] US [bræs] noun
CONFIDENCE 信心
uncountable UK informal
■complete self-confidence and absence of fear 高度自信，无所畏惧；厚脸皮•I don't know how she has the brass to do it.我不懂她怎么有脸做那事。
UK [brɑ:s] US [bræs] noun
MONEY 钱；现金
uncountable UK old-fashioned informal
■money
UK [brɑ:s] US [bræs] noun
brass monkey weather UK informal
■extremely cold weather 极冷的天气
UK [brɑ:s] US [bræs] noun
get down to brass tacks
■to start talking about the most important or basic facts of a situation 讨论实质问题；考虑最基本的问题•Let's get down to brass tacks. Who's paying for all this?让我们先谈最基本的问题——谁为这一切付帐？
UK [brɑ:s] US [bræs] adjective [before noun]
■(of a musical instrument) made of metal and played by blowing 铜管乐器的•The trumpet and trombone are brass instruments.小号和长号是铜管乐器。 •He plays in the brass section of the orchestra.他在管弦乐团的铜管乐器组当乐手。 Compare percussion ; woodwind |