Word · Frequency #2814
brick
砖；砖块
brick
- 1.
A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
用于建筑的硬化的矩形泥块、黏土块等。
- 2.
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
用太阳或窑炉烧制的长方形粘土块；用作建筑或铺路材料
- 3.
Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material.
作为建筑材料的此类硬化泥、黏土等的统称。
- 4.
a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy
好人；乐于助人和值得信赖
- 5.
Something shaped like a brick.
形状像砖的东西。
- 6.
The colour brick red.
砖红色。
- 7.
A carton of 500 rimfire cartridges, which forms the approximate size and shape of a brick.
一盒500发边缘发火子弹,大小和形状近似砖块。
- 8.
A card in a player's hand that is currently unplayable.
玩家手中当前无法打出的牌。
- 9.
Any of species Agrochola circellaris of moths of Europe and Asia Minor.
欧洲和小亚细亚的Agrochola circellaris蛾类中的任何一种。
- 10.
A brick phone.
砖头手机(指老式大手机)。
用于建筑的硬化的矩形泥块、黏土块等。；用太阳或窑炉烧制的长方形粘土块；用作建筑或铺路材料；作为建筑材料的此类硬化泥、黏土等的统称。；好人；乐于助人和值得信赖；形状像砖的东西。
In use
The old house was built with red bricks.
He dropped a brick on his foot while working.
The workers stacked the bricks neatly by the wall.
a brick
brick 作为可数名词，指单个砖块。
He threw a brick through the window.
他朝窗户扔了一块砖。
brick + noun
brick 用作定语，修饰名词，表示砖制的。
They built a brick wall around the garden.
他们在花园周围砌了一堵砖墙。
brick by brick
这个习语表示逐渐地、一步步地。
The company built its reputation brick by brick.
这家公司一步一个脚印地建立了声誉。
Connections
Collocations
- brick wall
- 砖墙
- They built a brick wall around the garden.他们在花园周围砌了一堵砖墙。
- lay bricks
- 砌砖
- The workers are laying bricks for the new house.工人们正在为新房子砌砖。
- brick house
- 砖房
- She dreams of living in a brick house one day.她梦想有一天能住在砖房里。
- red brick
- 红砖
- The school is made of red brick.那所学校是由红砖建成的。
- brick by brick
- 一块砖一块砖地；逐步地
- We are building our business brick by brick.我们正一步步地建立我们的事业。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将brick联想为积木块，堆叠起来就是墙或房子。
Context & Register
通常用于建筑、建材及日常物品描述，语体中性，无特殊语域限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words genuinely rhyme with 'brick' (stressed vowel /ɪ/ and following /k/ match). Note that 'chic' (often pronounced /ʃiːk/ in British English or /ʃɪk/ in American) may look similar but is not a perfect match due to varying pronunciation.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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。
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