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bricks

/bɹɪks/

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noun

砖头，砖块

A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.

Examples :

"This wall is made of bricks."

这堵墙是用砖头砌成的。

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noun

砖块，砖头

Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material.

Examples :

"This house is made of brick."

这房子是用砖头盖的。

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noun

砖块，砖头

Something shaped like a brick.

Examples :

"a plastic explosive brick"

一种塑料炸药砖。

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noun

靠谱的人，顶梁柱。

A helpful and reliable person.

Examples :

""When our team needed extra help finishing the project on time, Sarah was a real bricks for us, always willing to stay late and lend a hand." "

当我们的团队需要额外帮助才能按时完成项目时，莎拉真是我们的顶梁柱，总是愿意加班帮忙。

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noun

打铁，臭球

A shot which misses, particularly one which bounces directly out of the basket because of a too-flat trajectory, as if the ball were a heavier object.

Examples :

"Maria shot three bricks in a row during basketball practice, the ball slamming off the rim each time. "

玛丽亚在篮球训练中连续投了三个臭球，每次球都砰的一声砸在篮筐上弹了出来。

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noun

电源适配器，电源。

A power brick; an external power supply consisting of a small box with an integral male power plug and an attached electric cord terminating in another power plug.

Examples :

"My laptop's bricks are bulky, so I always pack them separately in my backpack to avoid damaging my computer. "

我的笔记本电脑的电源适配器很笨重，所以我总是把它们单独放在背包里，以免损坏电脑。

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noun

板砖，废砖头，过时电子产品

An electronic device, especially a heavy box-shaped one, that has become non-functional or obsolete.

Examples :

"My old phone is basically a bricks now; I can't even turn it on to see my photos. "

我那旧手机现在基本上就是个板砖了，连开机看看照片都做不到。

electronics device technology computing

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noun

一条砖，一板子弹

A carton of 500 rimfire cartridges, which forms the approximate size and shape of a brick.

Examples :

"He bought two bricks of .22 ammunition to take to the shooting range this weekend. "

他买了两条砖/两板.22口径的弹药，准备这个周末带去射击场。

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noun

垃圾牌，无用牌

A community card (usually the turn or the river) which does not improve a player's hand.

Examples :

"The two of clubs was a complete brick on the river."

河牌发出梅花二，完全是一张垃圾牌。

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noun

砖红色, 砖红。

The colour brick red.

Examples :

"Her lipstick was bricks, a shade that perfectly complemented her autumn scarf. "

她的口红颜色是砖红色，和她的秋季围巾完美搭配。

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noun

古柯碱砖，毒砖

One kilo of cocaine.

Examples :

"The drug dealer was arrested with three bricks in his car. "

那个毒贩因为在车里藏有三块古柯碱砖而被捕了。

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verb

用砖建造，砌砖。

To build with bricks.

Examples :

"The construction crew will bricks the new school building next week. "

下周施工队将用砖砌这所新学校的建筑。

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verb

制成砖，用砖建造。

To make into bricks.

Examples :

"The construction crew used a special machine to bricks the clay efficiently. "

建筑队使用一种特殊的机器，高效地把黏土制成砖块。

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verb

用砖头打，用砖砸。

To hit someone or something with a brick.

Examples :

"Furious after the argument, he threatened to brick the other car. "

争吵过后，他怒火中烧，威胁要用砖头砸对方的车。

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verb

变砖，砖化。

To make an electronic device nonfunctional and usually beyond repair, essentially making it no more useful than a brick.

Examples :

"My VCR was bricked during the lightning storm."

我的录像机在雷暴雨中被砖化了。

electronics technology device computing