brick
noun uk/brɪk/ us/brɪk/
(BUILDING BLOCK)
B2 [ C ]砖
a rectangular block of hard material used for building walls and houses
The chimney was made of bricks. 烟囱是用砖砌的。
red-brick houses 红砖房
He was so embarrassed - his face went brick-red (= a dark red). 他尴尬极了，脸涨得紫红紫红的。
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.
(ELECTRONIC DEVICE)
informal砖头（指无法使用的电子设备，如智能手机）
an electronic device, such as a smartphone, that cannot be used at all
Without a fast connection, your tablet turns into a brick. 没有快速的连接，你的平板电脑就会变成一块砖头。
(GOOD PERSON)
[ C usually singular ] old-fashioned or humorous好心人;可靠的人
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! 托尼，谢谢你带那些食物来参加聚会，你真是个好心人！
Idioms
bricks and clicksidiom (also clicks and bricks) （公司采用的）实体店与网上交易并存的作法
business in which a company uses both shops and the internet to sell products
Traditional stores are now pursuing a bricks and clicks strategy. 传统商店现在正采取实体店与网上交易并举的作法。
be/come up against a brick wallidiom 面临不可逾越的障碍；遇上解决不了的难题
to be unable to make more progress with a plan or discussion because someone is stopping you
bricks and mortaridiom 房产;有形资产
property in the form of buildings usually when considered as an investment
I was nearly 40 when I finally invested in bricks and mortar. 我快40了才置下一处房产。
you can't make bricks without strawidiom UK saying 巧妇难为无米之炊
used to say that you cannot make something without the necessary materials