a yellow alloy of copper and zinc
黄铜（一种铜锌合金）
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[as modifier]
brass plate on the door .黄铜门牌。
[count noun] a decorative object made of such an alloy
黄铜饰品
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shining brasses stood on the mantelpiece .放置在壁炉架上的闪亮的黄铜饰品。
(亦作
黄铜马饰。
[count noun]
〈英〉（教堂内放在地上或镶在墙上刻有铭文的）黄铜纪念碑。
[count noun] a brass block or die used for stamping a design on a book binding
（用于书籍封面设计等的）铜版。
〈英，非正式〉钱
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they wanted to spend their newly acquired brass .他们想花掉刚得来的钱。
【乐】铜管乐器
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the brass and percussion were consistently too loud .铜管乐器和打击乐器始终太响。
(亦作
〈非正式〉高级官员；高级军官。
〈非正式〉冷漠；厚颜无耻
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I didn't think that his mother would have the brass neck to come round here .我想他母亲不可能厚着脸皮到这里来。
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brassed off Brit ．informal exasperated 〈英，非正式〉厌烦的；恼怒的；满腹牢骚的 -
a brass farthing ［with negative］informal no money or assets at all〈非正式〉无钱；无财产she hasn't got two brass farthings to rub together ． 她一无所有 -
get down to brass tacks informal start to consider the basic facts or practical details〈非正式〉考虑实质性问题 -
the brass ring N ．Amer ．informal success, typically as regarded as a reward for ambition or hard work 〈北美，非正式〉成功的机遇；发财的机会 -
［ORIGIN with reference to the reward of a free ride given on a merry-go-round to the person hooking a brass ring suspended over the horses．］
where there's muck there's brass 见ＭＵＣＫ ．
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brassn.黄铜；高级军官；厚颜无耻；黄铜饰品；黄铜马饰；黄铜纪念碑；铜版；钱；铜管乐器；高级官员
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grassn.草；草类植物；大麻；向警方告密的人；（Grass）人名：格拉斯
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