| 单词 | to brick off |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto brick off to brick off transitive. To block or close up (a door, window, or other opening) with bricks or a brick wall; to enclose or seal off (a certain part of a larger space) with bricks. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > close an aperture or orifice > in other specific ways wax1377 gypsec1420 lute1495 wall1503 to brick up1606 butter1808 to brick off1836 to board up1885 1836 W. A. South Let. to J—— C——, Esq. 6 They bricked off 276 by 140 feet of that part of the Estate, called Fish Pond... Into this piece of land they had no entrance whatever. 1885 Morning Post 30 Dec. 5/7 The manager, Mr. Aubrey, with his staff, worked unceasingly through the night, bricking off that portion of the mine. 1950 Jrnl. Soc. Archit. Historians 9 7/2 The nave was taken over by cavalry troops. The choir was bricked off. 1999 M. Hayder Birdman 135 They bricked off the staircase, put a door round the side and one of those carport affairs. 2007 S. Petrucha & T. Pendleton Torn 20 Two years back, Allen Bates bought the tunnel; bricked off the front and back; added doors, electricity, plumbing, and ventilation; and brought the funky structure up to code. < as lemmas |
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