Word · Frequency #4119
brassing
镀黄铜
brassing is the present participle of brass.
to cover (an object) with a thin layer of brass
- 1.
To coat with brass.
镀以黄铜
镀以黄铜；支付
In use
They decided to brass the old iron railing to give it a shiny finish.
The craftsman brassed the decorative handles before installing them.
We are brassing the metal frame to match the antique lamps.
Verb forms
base brass · third person brasses · -ing brassing · past brassed · past participle brassed
brass 作动词时表示给某物镀黄铜，规则变化。
Connections
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。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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'.
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。
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.