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

• 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。
• 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。
• A bomb blast had weakened an area of brick on the back wall
  一颗炸弹爆炸使后墙的一片砖发生了松动。
• He made a surreptitious entrance to the club through the little door in the brick wall
  他从砖墙的小门偷偷进入俱乐部。
• 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。
• The brick path to the door was hemmed in on either side by tall, unkempt boxwood hedges.
  通往门口的砖路两旁是高大、杂乱的黄杨树篱。
• 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。
• 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。
• She built bookshelves out of bricks and planks.
  她用砖和木板制作书架。
• 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。