instruments made of metal, such as trumpets or French horns, that form a band or section of an orchestra; the people who play them (管弦乐团的） 铜管乐器，铜管乐痦组：music /or piano, string and brass钢琴、弦乐器和铜管乐器的合奏乐曲一compare PERCUSSION, STRING /?.(6), WOODWIND, WIND INSTRU­MENT —picture o page R8

►                 FOR A HORSE 马 3 [C] (8r£) a decorated piece of brass used as a decorative object, especially a round flat piece attached to a horse’s harness 黄命I饰品（尤指马

挽具上的黄铜圆片）

►                 IN CHURCH 教堂 4 [C] (es/?ec/fl//y 阶£) a flat piece of brass with words or a picture on it, fixed to the floor or wall of a church in memory of sb who has died 黄铜纪念牌

(钉在教堂的地上或墙上以纪念死者，上面刻有文字或 雕像）

►                 IMPORTANT PEOPLE 要人 5 [U+sing./pl_ v.] (espec/’fl")/ AMmf) =TOP BRASS

►                 MONEY ^ 6 [U] {old-fashioned, BrE, informal) money ^

—see also brassy    ,brass 'monkeys | .brass

'monkey weather {BrE, slang) if you say that it is brass monkeys or brass monkey weather, you mean that it is very cold weather极冷的天气；关寒地冻，brass neck/'nerve {BrE, informal) a combination of confi­dence and lack of respect 自以 为是； 傲慢无理 ： I didn’t think she would have the brass neck to do that.

她不会胆大妄为地去做了那件事。the ,brass ’ring (NAmE, informal) the opportunity to be successful; success that you have worked hard to get 成功机遇；获 胜良机；（杀之不易的）成功：77ie gfrZs’ outdoor track team has grabbed the brass ring seven times•女子室夕卜 径赛运动队已经七次夺冠。From the custom of giving a free ride to any child who grabbed one of the rings hanging around the side of a merry-go-round at a fairground.源自一种习俗，孩子只要抓住露天游乐场旋 转木马周身悬挂的铜环，就可以免费骑木马一次。（get down to) brass 'tacks {informal) (to start to consider) the basic facts or practical details of sth (开始考虑） 基本事实，具体问逢—more at bold, muck n.

.brass 'band noun [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of musicians who play brass instruments 铜管乐队 ,brassed 1 off （8r£，s/fl/ig) annoyed 恼怒的；厌烦的

H771 FED UP

bras-serie /'braesari; NAmE .braese'ri:/ noun a type of restaurant, often one in a French style that is not very expensive法式（廉价）餐馆

bras-sica /'braesika/ noun a plant of a type that includes CABBAGE, RAPE ami MUSTARD芥属植物（包括甘蓝、油

菜及芥菜类）

brass.iere /'braezi0(r); NAmE bra'zir/ noun (formal)

=BRA

.brass 'knuckles noun [pi.] {NAm^) = knuckleduster 'brass rubbing noun [U, C] the art of rubbing a soft pencil or chalk on a piece of paper placed over a brass in a church; the pattern you get by doing this (在教堂黄铜纪念牌上拓印图文的>拓印；拓印的图文 brassy /'braisi; NAmE 'braesi/ adj. 1 (sometimes disap- praw>?g) (of music 音乐）loud and unpleasant 声高刺耳 的；喧闹的；嘈杂如 2 (/Vj/ormfl/，£//_5fl/?/?rov/ng) (of a woman 女人),dressing in a way that makes her sexual attraction obvious, but without style 衣着艳俗的：the brassy bZonde behind the bar酒吧台M衣羞奋备的金发 女良3 like brass(I) in colour; too yellow and bright 黉 铜痉的；黄得耀眼的 4 (AM/rjf，/Vj/o/vm?/) saying what you think，without caring about other people 直截了当兩； 过于直率的

brat /braet/ noun (informal, disapproving) a person, espe- cially a child，who behaves badly 没有规金的人；（尤 指）顽童：aspof〖ett/spoi〖tbrat被宠坏了的顽皮孩子 the 'brat pack noun [usually sing.] a group of famous young people, especially film/movie actors, who some- times behave badly新星帮（少年得志、有‘行为不端的 一伙电影明星等)■

bra-vado /bra'vaidau; NAmE -dou/ noun [U] a confident way of behaving that is intended to impress people, sometimes as a way of hiding a lack of confidence 逞 能；逞强；（有时）虚张声势：an act 〇/sheer bravado

纯属逞能的举动