get down to brass tacks
idiom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。
镀黄铜
brassing — present participle of brass
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镀黄铜
to cover (an object) with a thin layer of brass
They decided to brass the old iron railing to give it a shiny finish.
他们决定给旧铁栏杆镀上黄铜，使其有闪亮的光泽。
镀以黄铜
To coat with brass.
brass
Base
原形
brasses
3rd person
第三人称单数
brassing
-ing
现在分词
brassed
Past
过去式
brassed
Past participle
过去分词
The factory brasses the fittings before export.
这家工厂在出口前给配件镀黄铜。
They brassed the old doorknob to restore it.
他们给旧门把手镀了黄铜以恢复原样。
The artisan is brassing the metal plate.
工匠正在给金属板镀黄铜。
brass 作动词时表示给某物镀黄铜，规则变化。
The craftsman brassed the decorative handles before installing them.
工匠在安装这些装饰把手之前先给它们镀了黄铜。
We are brassing the metal frame to match the antique lamps.
我们正在给金属框架镀黄铜，以搭配那些古董灯具。
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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。
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。
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。
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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。
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'.
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