brick
- 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）
- adj.用砖砌的;砖似的
复数： bricks 过去式： bricked 现在分词： bricking 过去分词： bricked 第三人称单数： bricks
br- 破碎 + -ick suffix［构成形容词
bricknoun
砖；砖块
baked clay used for building walls, houses and other buildings; an individual block of this
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
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
to be unable to make any progress because there is a difficulty that stops you
a building, when you are thinking of it in connection with how much it cost to build or how much it is worth
他们把钱投资到了房产上。
They put their money into bricks and mortar.
to try to work without the necessary material, money, information, etc.
to say sth that offends or embarrasses sb, although you did not intend to
to keep trying to do sth that will never be successful
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.
verb
用砖堵住（或砌住）
to fill an opening in a wall with bricks
The windows had been bricked up.
那些窗户用砖堵住了。
brick
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N-VAR 砖；砖料
Bricks are rectangular blocks of baked clay used for building walls, which are usually red or brown. Brick is the material made up of these blocks.She built bookshelves out of bricks and planks.
她用砖和木板制作书架。
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N-SING 患难之交；可靠的朋友
If you say that someone is a brick, you mean that they have helped you or supported you when you were in a difficult situation.You were a brick, a real friend in need.
你很够朋友，是真正的患难之交。
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PHRASE 白费力气；枉费心机
If you are banging your head against a brick wall, what you are saying or doing is not having any effect although you keep saying or doing it.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。
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PHRASE 碰壁；陷入困境
If you hit a brick wall or come up against a brick wall, you are unable to continue or make progress because something stops you.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。
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PHRASE （尤指视为投资的）房产
You can use bricks and mortar to refer to houses and other buildings, especially when they are considered as an investment.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。
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to come down on somebody like a ton of bricks→ see:ton
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The school is built of brick .
那所学校是用砖建造的。
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He hurled a brick through the window .
他往窗户里扔了块砖。
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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。
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They came down on him like a ton of bricks .
他们狠狠批评了他一顿。
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They put their money into bricks and mortar .
他们把钱投资到了房产上。
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The brick walls glowed red in the late afternoon sun .
砖墙在夕阳的照耀下闪着红色的光芒。
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The bricks were bedded in sand to improve drainage .
沙里埋入砖块，以改进排水系统。
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Disappointment hit her like a ton of bricks .
她大失所望。
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The car drove smack into a brick wall .
汽车嗵的一声撞上了砖墙。
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The bricks are left in the kiln to bake .
砖坯放在窑里烧。
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There was a row of brick houses , blackened by smoke .
那里有一排砖房，全被烟熏黑了。
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A brick crashed through the window .
砖块哗啦一声砸入了窗户。
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We improvised some shelves out of planks of wood and bricks .
我们用木板和砖头临时搭了些架子。
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Rioters hurled a brick through the car 's windscreen .
暴徒把一块砖猛地扔向汽车，砸破了挡风玻璃。
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This brick weathers to a warm pinkish-brown colour .
这块砖经日晒雨淋退成了带粉红的暖褐色。
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You were a brick , a real friend in need .
你很够朋友，是真正的患难之交。
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Each brick also varies slightly in tone , texture and size
每块砖在色调、质地与大小上也都略有不同。
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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。
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On South Main Street , a huge brick building looms into view .
在南大街上，一座巨大的砖砌建筑赫然出现在人们的视线中。
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The path runs below a long brick wall
小道位于长砖墙脚下。
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He took it apart brick by brick , and put it back together again
他一块砖一块砖地把它拆开，然后又把它组合起来。
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He flattened himself against a brick wall as I passed .
他紧贴一面砖墙站着好让我通过。
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The damp bricks went along a conveyor belt into another shed to dry .
潮湿的砖块由传送带送进另一间小屋进行干燥。
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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。
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The discussions in Brussels hit a brick wall .
在布鲁塞尔进行的商谈进展受阻。
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Her car swerved off the road into a 6ft high brick wall
她的车突然转向冲出了马路，撞向6英尺高的一面砖墙。
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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。
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He went under a brick arch
他穿过一个砖砌的拱门。
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The house was a handsome four-story brick structure .
这所房子是一幢造型美观的四层砖砌建筑物。
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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。
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