Word · Frequency #4119
brass
镀黄铜
核心释义
to cover (an object) with a thin layer of brass
- 1.
镀以黄铜
To coat with brass.
镀以黄铜；支付
用法In use
They decided to brass the old iron railing to give it a shiny finish.
用法提示：brass 作动词，表示“给……镀黄铜”，此处用原形，后接宾语 the old iron railing。
The craftsman brassed the decorative handles before installing them.
用法提示：brass 的过去式 brassed，表示“给……镀黄铜”，描述已完成的动作。
We are brassing the metal frame to match the antique lamps.
用法提示：brass 的现在分词 brassing，表示“给……镀黄铜”，用于进行时态。
brass sth
brass 作动词时是及物动词，后面必须接上被镀黄铜的对象，不能单独使用。
The workshop brassed the fittings last week.
上周车间给这些配件镀了黄铜。
sth be brassed
被动结构为 be + brassed，动作的发出者可用 by 引出。
相关词与表达Connections
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- get down to brass tacks
- 谈正事；讨论要点Let's get down to brass tacks and discuss the budget.我们谈正事吧，讨论一下预算。
- top brass
- 高层领导；高级官员All the top brass attended the meeting.所有高层都出席了会议。
- bold as brass
- 厚颜无耻；大模大样She walked in bold as brass and demanded a refund.她大模大样地走进来，要求退款。
近义词Synonyms
- plate
- 给…镀（一层金属） · plate 最贴近 brass，泛指镀金、银、铜等金属；brass 作动词时可与 plate with brass 互换，但 plate 更常用、更自然。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
动词brass是给物品镀黄铜，想象铜管乐器表面那层闪亮的黄铜。拼写和名词黄铜一样，记住名词变动词就好。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：工业制造、金属工艺、技术文档 brass 作动词表示“给……镀黄铜”，是比较正式的技术/工业用语，多用于书面说明或专业语境，日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
brass has two common pronunciations: UK /brɑːs/ and US /bræs/. In British English, class, glass, grass, and pass rhyme with /brɑːs/; in American English they rhyme with /bræs/. Mass and crass always use /æs/, so they rhyme only with the American pronunciation. Watch out for lookalikes like 'has' (/hæz/), which does not rhyme because the final s is voiced. All listed words share the spelling chunk 'ass'.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.