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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。
砖；砖块
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砖；砖块
brick
He threw a brick through the window.
他朝窗户扔了一块砖。
用于建筑的硬化的矩形泥块、黏土块等。
A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
用太阳或窑炉烧制的长方形粘土块；用作建筑或铺路材料
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
作为建筑材料的此类硬化泥、黏土等的统称。
Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material.
好人；乐于助人和值得信赖
a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy
The old house was built with red bricks.
那座老房子是用红砖建造的。
He dropped a brick on his foot while working.
他干活时一块砖掉在了脚上。
The workers stacked the bricks neatly by the wall.
工人们把砖块整齐地堆在墙边。
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 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。
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。
Not this
I need brick to build the wall.
Use this
I need bricks to build the wall.
汉语中'砖'既可指材料也可指单个砖块，但英语中brick作为材料不可数，指具体砖块时需用复数bricks。
Not this
The wall is made of a brick.
Use this
The wall is made of brick.
brick作为建筑材料时是不可数名词，不能用不定冠词a。汉语中'砖'泛指材料时在英语中应不加冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
砖墙
They built a brick wall around the garden.
他们在花园周围砌了一堵砖墙。
砌砖
The workers are laying bricks for the new house.
工人们正在为新房子砌砖。
砖房
She dreams of living in a brick house one day.
她梦想有一天能住在砖房里。
红砖
The school is made of red brick.
那所学校是由红砖建成的。
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。
对牛弹琴；白费口舌
I've tried to explain it to him, but it's like talking to a brick wall.
我试着向他解释，但就像对牛弹琴一样。
实体建筑；房产
Many online retailers are now investing in bricks and mortar stores.
许多在线零售商现在正在投资实体店。
出言不慎；说错话
He dropped a brick by mentioning her ex-husband at the party.
他在聚会上提到她的前夫，说错了话。
沿着黄砖路走。
The word 'brick' in 'yellow brick road' is one of the most famous pop culture references from The Wizard of Oz.
'黄砖路'中的'brick'是《绿野仙踪》中最著名的流行文化引用之一。
她像一块砖，我慢慢沉没。
In Ben Folds Five's song 'Brick', the word 'brick' symbolizes a heavy emotional weight.
在Ben Folds Five的歌曲《Brick》中，'brick'一词象征着沉重的情感负担。
Use brick naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将brick联想为积木块，堆叠起来就是墙或房子。
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。
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.
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