brick

英 [brɪk]

美 [brɪk]

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）

复数：bricks　过去分词：bricked　现在分词：bricking　

高考CET4考研TOEFLTEM4

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2814 / COCA.3315

短语用例

brick sth↔in/up

• 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

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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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。

牛津词典

noun

• 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
• 积木
  a plastic or wooden block, used as a toy for young children to build things with
• 可靠的朋友
  a friend that you can rely on when you need help

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 砖；砖料
  Bricksare rectangular blocks of baked clay used for building walls, which are usually red or brown.Brickis the material made up of these blocks.
  1. She built bookshelves out of bricks and planks.
     她用砖和木板制作书架。
  2. ...a tiny garden surrounded by high brick walls.
     四周有高高的砖墙环绕的小花园
• N-SING 患难之交；可靠的朋友
  If you say that someone isa brick, you mean that they have helped you or supported you when you were in a difficult situation.
  1. You were a brick, a real friend in need.
     你很够朋友，是真正的患难之交。
• PHRASE 白费力气；枉费心机
  If youare bangingyourhead against a brick wall, what you are saying or doing is not having any effect although you keep saying or doing it.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 碰壁；陷入困境
  If youhit a brick wallorcome up against a brick wall, you are unable to continue or make progress because something stops you.
  1. 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。
  2. The discussions in Brussels hit a brick wall.
     在布鲁塞尔进行的商谈进展受阻。
• PHRASE （尤指视为投资的）房产
  You can usebricks and mortarto refer to houses and other buildings, especially when they are considered as an investment.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• tocome down onsomebodylike a ton of bricks→ see:ton

英英释义

noun

• rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln
• a good fellow

双语例句

• In these houses, there are kangs built of stone or brick.
  这些房子里有石头或砖垒的炕。
• 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。
• 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。
• He went under a brick arch
  他穿过一个砖砌的拱门。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。