1. | [u] 黄铜;黄铜制品a bright yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc ; objects made of brass |
solid brass fittings/door handles 纯黄铜装置╱门把手 | |
a brass plate(= a sign outside a building giving the name and profession of the person who works there) 黄铜门牌(刻有姓名和职业) | |
to clean/polish the brass 擦净╱擦亮黄铜器 |
2. | [uspv] (管弦乐团的)铜管乐器,铜管乐器组the musical instruments made of metal, such as trumpets or French horns , that form a band or section of an orchestra ; the people who play them |
music for piano, strings and brass 钢琴、弦乐器和铜管乐器的合奏乐曲 |
3. | [c] 黄铜饰品(尤指马挽具上的黄铜圆片)a decorated piece of brass used as a decorative object, especially a round flat piece attached to a horse's harness |
4. | [c] 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)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 |
5. | [uspv][uspv] (公司、机构等的)最高负责人,要员,头目the people who are in the most important positions in a company, an organization, etc. |
6. | [u] (informal) 钱money |