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

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WORD FAMILY

brass: brasses, brasslike, brassy+/brassy: brassier, brassiest, brassily

USAGE EXAMPLES

At the Brass Monkey, he swaps his Lagunitas for seltzer with a splash of cranberry and lime.

New York Times(Dec 31, 2016)

Fans paid a war tax of 2 cents on their 50-cent tickets, which also bought intermission performances by the battalion’s brass and bugle bands.

New York Times(Dec 30, 2016)

Dance to the funky sounds of the Experience Brass Band from 10 p.m. until last call, interrupted only by a midnight champagne toast.

Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016)

1n an alloy of copper and zinc

Hypo|Hyper

Muntz metal, alpha-beta brass, yellow metal

a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products

alpha brass

an alloy of brass and zinc; used mainly for cold working

bearing brass

a brass bushing or a lining for a bearing

cartridge brass

an alloy of copper and zinc (containing about 30% zinc) that is wrought into cartridges or tubing

gilding metal

a brass that is rich in copper; used to make articles that were to be gilded

high brass

brass with 35% zinc

latten

brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils

low brass

brass with 30% (or less) zinc

ormolu

brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture

guinea gold, red brass

brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint; used for plumbing pipe and other brass hardware and in cheap jewelry

high-strength brass, manganese bronze

a brass with from 1-4% manganese to harden it

Admiralty Metal, Admiralty brass, Tobin bronze, naval brass

alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark

copper-base alloy

any alloy whose principal component is copper

2n an ornament or utensil made of brass

Hyper

decoration, ornament, ornamentation

something used to beautify

3n a memorial made of brass

Syn|Hyper

memorial tablet, plaque

memorial, monument

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

1n a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

brass instrument

baritone, baritone horn

the second lowest brass wind instrument

bass horn, sousaphone, tuba

the lowest brass wind instrument

bugle

a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares

clarion

a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone

cornet, horn, trump, trumpet

a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

fluegelhorn, flugelhorn

a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore

French horn, horn

a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves

saxhorn

any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves

trombone

a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide

euphonium

a bass horn (brass wind instrument) that is the tenor of the tuba family

bombardon, helicon

a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician

sackbut

a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone

serpent

an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake

wind, wind instrument

a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath

2n the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

brass section

trumpet section

the section of a band or orchestra that plays trumpets or cornets

section

a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class

n the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

administration, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization

Curia

(Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church

top brass

the most important persons in a governing body

executive

persons who administer the law

bench, judiciary

persons who administer justice

county council

the elected governing body of a county

government officials, officialdom

people elected or appointed to administer a government

management

those in charge of running a business

Bush administration

the executive under President George W. Bush

Clinton administration

the executive under President Clinton

Bush administration

the executive under President George H. W. Bush

Reagan administration

the executive under President Reagan

Carter administration

the executive under President Carter

civil service

government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations

house

the management of a gambling house or casino

bureaucracy, bureaucratism

nonelective government officials

body

a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity

n impudent aggressiveness

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

boldness, cheek, face, nerve

audaciousness, audacity

aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery

assumption, effrontery, presumption, presumptuousness

audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

aggressiveness

the quality of being bold and enterprising

单词	brass
释义	brass (once / 274 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n WORD FAMILY brass: brasses, brasslike, brassy+/brassy: brassier, brassiest, brassily USAGE EXAMPLES At the Brass Monkey, he swaps his Lagunitas for seltzer with a splash of cranberry and lime. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Fans paid a war tax of 2 cents on their 50-cent tickets, which also bought intermission performances by the battalion’s brass and bugle bands. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Dance to the funky sounds of the Experience Brass Band from 10 p.m. until last call, interrupted only by a midnight champagne toast. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1 1n an alloy of copper and zinc Hypo\|Hyper Muntz metal, alpha-beta brass, yellow metal a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products alpha brass an alloy of brass and zinc; used mainly for cold working bearing brass a brass bushing or a lining for a bearing cartridge brass an alloy of copper and zinc (containing about 30% zinc) that is wrought into cartridges or tubing gilding metal a brass that is rich in copper; used to make articles that were to be gilded high brass brass with 35% zinc latten brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils low brass brass with 30% (or less) zinc ormolu brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture guinea gold, red brass brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint; used for plumbing pipe and other brass hardware and in cheap jewelry high-strength brass, manganese bronze a brass with from 1-4% manganese to harden it Admiralty Metal, Admiralty brass, Tobin bronze, naval brass alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark copper-base alloy any alloy whose principal component is copper 2n an ornament or utensil made of brass Hyper decoration, ornament, ornamentation something used to beautify 3n a memorial made of brass Syn\|Hyper memorial tablet, plaque memorial, monument a structure erected to commemorate persons or events 2 1n a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper brass instrument baritone, baritone horn the second lowest brass wind instrument bass horn, sousaphone, tuba the lowest brass wind instrument bugle a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares clarion a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone cornet, horn, trump, trumpet a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves fluegelhorn, flugelhorn a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore French horn, horn a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves saxhorn any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves trombone a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide euphonium a bass horn (brass wind instrument) that is the tenor of the tuba family bombardon, helicon a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician sackbut a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone serpent an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake wind, wind instrument a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath 2n the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper brass section trumpet section the section of a band or orchestra that plays trumpets or cornets section a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class 3 n the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper administration, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization Curia (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church top brass the most important persons in a governing body executive persons who administer the law bench, judiciary persons who administer justice county council the elected governing body of a county government officials, officialdom people elected or appointed to administer a government management those in charge of running a business Bush administration the executive under President George W. Bush Clinton administration the executive under President Clinton Bush administration the executive under President George H. W. Bush Reagan administration the executive under President Reagan Carter administration the executive under President Carter civil service government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations house the management of a gambling house or casino bureaucracy, bureaucratism nonelective government officials body a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity 4 n impudent aggressiveness Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper boldness, cheek, face, nerve audaciousness, audacity aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery assumption, effrontery, presumption, presumptuousness audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to aggressiveness the quality of being bold and enterprising
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