brass
noun
brɑːs noun
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METAL
金属
a very hard bright yellow metal that is a mixture of COPPER and ZINC 黄铜〔铜锌合金〕 U
an old brass bedstead
老式黄铜床架
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MUSIC
音乐
a. musical instruments that are made of metal, such as the TRUMPET and the TROMBONE b. the people in an ORCHESTRA or band who play musical instruments that are made of metal 〔管弦乐队等的〕铜管乐器部 U
brass instruments
铜管乐器
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DECORATIONS
装饰
an object made of brass, usually with a design cut into it, or several brass objects 黄铜饰品，黄铜器 C usually plural 一般用复数
4
get down to brass tacks
to start talking about the most important facts or details of something [非正式] 言归正传，谈实质性问题，谈正事 informal
5
PEOPLE WITH TOP JOBS
身居高位者
people who hold the most important positions [美，非正式] 要员; AmE informal BrE
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it’s brass monkeys/brass monkey weather
used to say that it is very cold [英，口，非正式] 极其寒冷，天寒地冻 BrE spoken informal
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MONEY
钱
money [英，过时，非正式] 钱 U | BrE old-fashioned informal