brass /ˈbræs/ Brit /ˈbrɑːs/ noun plural brasses
/ˈbræs/ Brit /ˈbrɑːs/
noun
plural brasses
Learner's definition of BRASS
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[noncount] : a yellow metal that is made by combining copper and zinc黄铜 —
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 2
: musical instruments (such as trumpets, trombones, and tubas) that are made of brass铜管乐器 [noncount]
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The whole orchestra—the strings, percussion, woodwinds, and brass—began to play.整个管弦乐队——弦乐部、打击乐部、木管乐部和铜管乐部——一起开始演奏。
[plural]
—
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 — see also brass band 3
[noncount] : bright metal objects made of brass黄铜器 4
[noncount] chiefly US, informal : the people in the highest positions in an organization (such as the military or a business)(军队、企业等中的)高级官员,要员 —
often used with the常与the连用 ◊ Brass is used with both plural and singular verbs in this sense.此义项的brass可与单数或复数动词连用。
(as) bold as brass
— see 1bold
get down to brass tacks
informal
: to start to discuss or consider the most important details or facts about something开始讨论实质问题;转入本题