英语词汇“brick”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

bricknoun

uk/brɪk/us/brɪk/

brick noun (BUILDING BLOCK)

B2 [ C ] a rectangular block of hard material used for building walls and houses:

The chimney was made of bricks.

red-brick houses

He was so embarrassed - his face went brick-red (= a dark red).

See also

airbrick

red-brick

More examples

The house has a small backyard, surrounded by a high brick wall.
The boundary of the car park is delineated by a low brick wall.
The plaster on the walls has been removed to expose the original bricks underneath.
We saw rioters pelting police with bricks and bottles.
A group of tiny brick houses is tucked away behind the factory.

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Building materials

adobe
airbrick
asbestos
asphalt
bitumen
boarding
flitch
floorboard
flooring
hard core
hardboard
lacquer
limestone
razor wire
reinforced concrete
roofing
rubble
screed
shingle
siding

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brick noun (ELECTRONIC DEVICE)

informal an electronic device, such as a smartphone, that cannot be used at all:

Without a fast connection, your tablet turns into a brick.

informal an early mobile phone that was thick and heavy compared to newer phones:

an ancient, Bluetoothless brick of a mobile phone

Instead of a nearly 2-pound brick, today's cell phone weighs as little as 3 ounces.

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Computer hardware

3-D printer
agnostic
blackberry
bubblejet
codec
Ctrl (key)
handheld
Macintosh
micro
microcomputer
mouse
personal organizer
ram
storage device
tablet
toggle
trackball
underscore
VDT
word processor

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Communications - telephone equipment

brick noun (GOOD PERSON)

[ C usually singular ] old-fashioned or humorous a very helpful and kind person who can be trusted:

Thanks for bringing all that food along to the party, Tony. You're a brick!

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People having good qualities

advertisement
altruism
angel
be the salt of the earth idiom
bunch
charmer
dear
enchantress
gem
not be as black as you are painted idiom
paragon
poppet
poster child
saint
salt
softie
sweetheart
sweetie
the real deal
treasure

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Idiom(s)

bricks and clicks

be/come up against a brick wall

bricks and mortar

you can't make bricks without straw

brickverb

uk/brɪk/us/brɪk/

[ I or T ] informal to cause a problem in an electronic device so that it cannot be used at all; to develop a problem like this:

The update wiped out users' applications, and "bricked" some phones.

I saw a warning message, then the phone bricked.

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In bad condition

battered
battle-scarred
be on the skids idiom
beat up
blasted
have seen better days idiom
hors de combat
impair
in good, bad, etc. repair idiom
kaput
scuff
shabby
shattered
shop-soiled
shopworn
worn out
worse
worsen
wrack
wrecked

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Computer hardware

Phrasal verb(s)

brick up sth

单词	brick
释义	Contents noun (3) brick (BUILDING BLOCK) brick (ELECTRONIC DEVICE) brick (GOOD PERSON) verb (1) brick (1) English American bricknoun uk/brɪk/us/brɪk/ brick noun (BUILDING BLOCK) B2 [ C ] a rectangular block of hard material used for building walls and houses: The chimney was made of bricks. red-brick houses He was so embarrassed - his face went brick-red (= a dark red). See also airbrick red-brick More examples The house has a small backyard, surrounded by a high brick wall. The boundary of the car park is delineated by a low brick wall. The plaster on the walls has been removed to expose the original bricks underneath. We saw rioters pelting police with bricks and bottles. A group of tiny brick houses is tucked away behind the factory. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Building materials adobe airbrick asbestos asphalt bitumen boarding flitch floorboard flooring hard core hardboard lacquer limestone razor wire reinforced concrete roofing rubble screed shingle siding See more results » brick noun (ELECTRONIC DEVICE) informal an electronic device, such as a smartphone, that cannot be used at all: Without a fast connection, your tablet turns into a brick. informal an early mobile phone that was thick and heavy compared to newer phones: an ancient, Bluetoothless brick of a mobile phone Instead of a nearly 2-pound brick, today's cell phone weighs as little as 3 ounces. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Computer hardware 3-D printer agnostic blackberry bubblejet codec Ctrl (key) handheld Macintosh micro microcomputer mouse personal organizer ram storage device tablet toggle trackball underscore VDT word processor See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Communications - telephone equipment brick noun (GOOD PERSON) [ C usually singular ] old-fashioned or humorous a very helpful and kind person who can be trusted: Thanks for bringing all that food along to the party, Tony. You're a brick! Thesaurus: synonyms and related words People having good qualities advertisement altruism angel be the salt of the earth idiom bunch charmer dear enchantress gem *not be as black as you are* painted idiom paragon poppet poster child saint salt softie sweetheart sweetie the real deal treasure See more results » Idiom(s) bricks and clicks be/come up against a brick wall bricks and mortar you can't make bricks without straw brickverb uk/brɪk/us/brɪk/ [ I or T ] informal to cause a problem in an electronic device so that it cannot be used at all; to develop a problem like this: The update wiped out users' applications, and "bricked" some phones. I saw a warning message, then the phone bricked. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words In bad condition battered battle-scarred be on the skids idiom beat up blasted have seen better days idiom hors de combat impair in good, bad, etc. repair idiom kaput scuff shabby shattered shop-soiled shopworn worn out worse worsen wrack wrecked See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Computer hardware Phrasal verb(s) brick up sth bricknoun [ C ] us/brɪk/ a rectangular block of hard material used for building walls and houses**
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bricknoun

brick noun (BUILDING BLOCK)

brick noun (ELECTRONIC DEVICE)

brick noun (GOOD PERSON)

Idiom(s)

brickverb

Phrasal verb(s)

bricknoun [ C ]