brick

n.砖，砖块；砖块状物体；一砖的厚度；〈口〉大好人

vt.用砖建造、砌或铺；用砖围住或堵住

adj.用砖做的；似砖的

noun

1. 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
2. 积木
   a plastic or wooden block, used as a toy for young children to build things with
3. 可靠的朋友
   a friend that you can rely on when you need help

verb

verb

名词复数形式:bricks 过去分词:bricked 现在分词:bricking

brick 砖

词源同break, 原指碎石片。

1. The path runs below a long brick wall
   小道位于长砖墙脚下。
2. She built bookshelves out of bricks and planks.
   她用砖和木板制作书架。
3. You were a brick, a real friend in need.
   你很够朋友，是真正的患难之交。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. The discussions in Brussels hit a brick wall.
   在布鲁塞尔进行的商谈进展受阻。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. He flattened himself against a brick wall as I passed.
    他紧贴一面砖墙站着好让我通过。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. Brick rubble is useful as the base for paths and patios.
    碎砖石可以用来铺路基和庭院地基。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. He went under a brick arch
    他穿过一个砖砌的拱门。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. You can imagine what it would be like driving a car into a brick wall at 30 miles an hour
    你可以想象汽车以每小时30英里的速度撞向一堵砖墙结果会怎样。
24. Boston's traditional drab brick was slow to yield to the modern glass palaces of so many American urban areas.
    波士顿传统而单调的砖石建筑并没有迅速被许多美国城市地区流行的现代玻璃大厦所取代。
25. In these houses, there are kangs built of stone or brick.
    这些房子里有石头或砖垒的炕。
26. The blind alley ended in a brick wall.
    这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。
27. Multifunctional videorecorders have enjoyed brick sales.
    多功能录像机一直在市场走俏。
28. The red brick building over there is the city hospital.
    那边的红砖楼是市医院。
29. Our house is made of red brick ( s).
    我们的房子是用红砖盖的。
30. 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。