brass 音标拼音: [br'æs]
n . 黄铜,黄铜制品
a . 黄铜的,铜管乐器的
vt .
vi . 镀以黄铜,支付
黄铜,黄铜制品黄铜的,铜管乐器的镀以黄铜,支付
brass n 1 :
an alloy of copper and zinc 2 :
a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (
usually of variable length )
that is blown by means of a cup -
shaped or funnel -
shaped mouthpiece [
synonym : {
brass }, {
brass instrument }]
3 :
the persons (
or committees or departments etc .)
who make up a body for the purpose of administering something ; "
he claims that the present administration is corrupt "; "
the governance of an association is responsible to its members "; "
he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment " [
synonym :
{
administration }, {
governance }, {
governing body },
{
establishment }, {
brass }, {
organization }, {
organisation }]
4 :
impudent aggressiveness ; "
I couldn '
t believe her boldness ";
"
he had the effrontery to question my honesty " [
synonym :
{
boldness }, {
nerve }, {
brass }, {
face }, {
cheek }]
5 :
an ornament or utensil made of brass 6 :
the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments [
synonym : {
brass section }, {
brass }]
7 :
a memorial made of brass [
synonym : {
brass }, {
memorial tablet },
{
plaque }]
Brass \
Brass \,
n .;
pl . {
Brasses }. [
OE .
bras ,
bres ,
AS .
br [
ae ]
s ;
akin to Icel .
bras cement ,
solder ,
brasa to harden by fire ,
and to E .
braze ,
brazen .
Cf .
1st &
2d {
Braze }.]
1 .
An alloy (
usually yellow )
of copper and zinc ,
in variable proportion ,
but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc .
It sometimes contains tin ,
and rarely other metals .
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2 . (
Mach .)
A journal bearing ,
so called because frequently made of brass .
A brass is often lined with a softer metal ,
when the latter is generally called a white metal lining .
See {
Axle box }, {
Journal Box },
and {
Bearing }.
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3 .
Coin made of copper ,
brass ,
or bronze . [
Obs .]
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Provide neither gold ,
nor silver ,
nor brass in your purses ,
nor scrip for your journey . --
Matt .
x .
9 .
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4 .
Impudence ;
a brazen face . [
Colloq .]
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5 .
pl .
Utensils ,
ornaments ,
or other articles of brass .
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The very scullion who cleans the brasses .
--
Hopkinson .
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6 .
A brass plate engraved with a figure or device .
Specifically ,
one used as a memorial to the dead ,
and generally having the portrait ,
coat of arms ,
etc .
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7 .
pl . (
Mining )
Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron ,
the color of which is near to that of brass .
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Note :
The word brass as used in Sculpture language is a translation for copper or some kind of bronze .
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Note :
Brass is often used adjectively or in self -
explaining compounds ;
as ,
brass button ,
brass kettle ,
brass founder ,
brass foundry or brassfoundry .
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{
Brass band } (
Mus .),
a band of musicians who play upon wind instruments made of brass ,
as trumpets ,
cornets ,
etc .
{
Brass foil }, {
Brass leaf },
brass made into very thin sheets ;
--
called also {
Dutch gold }.
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1913 Webster ]
365 Moby Thesaurus words for "
brass ":
ADC ,
CO ,
Establishment ,
German band ,
OD ,
Philharmonic ,
VIP ,
aide ,
aide -
de -
camp ,
alpenhorn ,
alphorn ,
althorn ,
alto horn ,
arch ,
aristocracy ,
aureate ,
ballad horn ,
band ,
baritone ,
baron ,
barons ,
barrow ,
bass horn ,
big band ,
big gun ,
big man ,
big name ,
bigwig ,
blunt ,
board ,
board of directors ,
board of regents ,
board of trustees ,
boodle ,
boundary stone ,
brashness ,
brass band ,
brass choir ,
brass hat ,
brass quintet ,
brass section ,
brass wind ,
brass -
wind instrument ,
brasses ,
brassy ,
brazen ,
brazen boldness ,
bread ,
brigadier ,
brigadier general ,
bronze ,
bronzy ,
bucks ,
bugle ,
bugle horn ,
bust ,
cabbage ,
cabinet ,
cadre ,
cairn ,
callithumpian band ,
captain ,
celebrity ,
cenotaph ,
chamber orchestra ,
cheek ,
chicken colonel ,
chief of staff ,
chips ,
chutzpah ,
clarion ,
colonel ,
column ,
combo ,
commandant ,
commander ,
commander in chief ,
commanding officer ,
commissioned officer ,
company officer ,
concert band ,
confidence ,
copper ,
coppery ,
cornet ,
cornet -
a -
pistons ,
corno di caccia ,
cornopean ,
council ,
cream ,
cromlech ,
cross ,
crust ,
cup ,
cupreous ,
cuprous ,
cyclolith ,
desks ,
dignitary ,
dignity ,
dinero ,
directorate ,
directory ,
dixieland band ,
do -
re -
mi ,
dolmen ,
double -
bell euphonium ,
dough ,
effrontery ,
elder ,
elite ,
ensemble ,
establishment ,
euphonium ,
exec ,
executive arm ,
executive committee ,
executive hierarchy ,
executive officer ,
face ,
father ,
ferrous ,
ferruginous ,
field marshal ,
field officer ,
figure ,
first lieutenant ,
five -
star general ,
footstone ,
four -
star general ,
gall ,
gamelan orchestra ,
gelt ,
general ,
general officer ,
generalissimo ,
gilt ,
gold ,
gold -
filled ,
gold -
plated ,
golden ,
governing board ,
governing body ,
grave ,
gravestone ,
grease ,
great man ,
green ,
green stuff ,
group ,
headstone ,
helicon ,
heroics ,
hoarstone ,
horn ,
hubris ,
hunting horn ,
important person ,
improvidence ,
imprudence ,
impudence ,
indiscretion ,
infrastructure ,
injudiciousness ,
inscription ,
insolence ,
interests ,
interlocking directorate ,
iron ,
ironlike ,
jack ,
jazz band ,
jemadar ,
jug band ,
junior officer ,
kale ,
key trumpet ,
lead ,
leaden ,
lieutenant ,
lieutenant colonel ,
lieutenant general ,
lion ,
lituus ,
lords of creation ,
lur ,
magnate ,
major ,
major general ,
man of mark ,
management ,
marechal ,
marker ,
marshal ,
mausoleum ,
mazuma ,
megalith ,
mellophone ,
memento ,
memorial ,
memorial arch ,
memorial column ,
memorial statue ,
memorial stone ,
menhir ,
mercurial ,
mercurous ,
military band ,
mogul ,
monolith ,
monument ,
moolah ,
mopus ,
mound ,
nabob ,
name ,
necrology ,
nerve ,
nickel ,
nickelic ,
nickeline ,
nobility ,
notability ,
notable ,
obelisk ,
obituary ,
officer ,
oil of palms ,
ointment ,
one -
star general ,
oof ,
ooftish ,
ophicleide ,
orchestra ,
orchestral horn ,
orderly officer ,
overboldness ,
overcarelessness ,
overconfidence ,
overlapping ,
oversureness ,
overweeningness ,
panjandrum ,
person of renown ,
personage ,
personality ,
pewter ,
pewtery ,
pillar ,
pillar of society ,
plaque ,
pocket trumpet ,
post horn ,
power ,
power elite ,
power structure ,
presumption ,
prize ,
pyramid ,
quartet ,
quicksilver ,
quintet ,
ragtime band ,
rashness ,
reliquary ,
remembrance ,
rhino ,
ribbon ,
risaldar ,
rock -
and -
roll group ,
rocks ,
rostral column ,
rudeness ,
ruling circle ,
ruling circles ,
ruling class ,
sachem ,
sackbut ,
saxhorn ,
saxtuba ,
senior officer ,
serpent ,
sextet ,
shaft ,
shavetail ,
shekels ,
shrine ,
silver ,
silver -
plated ,
silvery ,
simoleons ,
sirdar ,
skiffle band ,
slide trombone ,
sliphorn ,
somebody ,
something ,
sousaphone ,
spondulics ,
staff officer ,
steel ,
steel band ,
steely ,
steering committee ,
stela ,
stone ,
street band ,
string band ,
string choir ,
string orchestra ,
string quartet ,
strings ,
stupa ,
subahdar ,
subaltern ,
sublieutenant ,
sugar ,
swing band ,
symphony ,
symphony orchestra ,
tablet ,
temerariousness ,
temerity ,
tenor tuba ,
testimonial ,
the Old Man ,
the administration ,
the best ,
the best people ,
the brass ,
the executive ,
the great ,
the needful ,
the people upstairs ,
the top ,
three -
star general ,
tin ,
tinny ,
tomb ,
tombstone ,
top brass ,
top people ,
tope ,
trio ,
tromba ,
trombone ,
trophy ,
trumpet ,
tuba ,
two -
star general ,
tycoon ,
unchariness ,
unwariness ,
upper class ,
upper crust ,
valve trombone ,
valve trumpet ,
very important person ,
waits ,
wampum ,
woodwind ,
woodwind choir ,
woodwind quartet ,
woodwinds ,
worthy Brass which is an alloy of copper and zinc ,
was not known till the thirteenth century .
What is designated by this word in Scripture is properly copper (
Deut .
8 :
9 ).
It was used for fetters (
Judg .
16 :
21 ;
2 Kings 25 :
7 ),
for pieces of armour (
1 Sam .
17 :
5 ,
6 ),
for musical instruments (
1 Chr .
15 :
19 ;
1 Cor .
13 :
1 ),
and for money (
Matt .
10 :
9 ).
It is a symbol of insensibility and obstinacy in sin (
Isa .
48 :
4 ;
Jer .
6 :
28 ;
Ezek .
22 :
18 ),
and of strength (
Ps .
107 :
16 ;
Micah 4 :
13 ).
The Macedonian empire is described as a kingdom of brass (
Dan .
2 :
39 ).
The "
mountains of brass "
Zechariah (
6 :
1 )
speaks of have been supposed to represent the immutable decrees of God .
The serpent of brass was made by Moses at the command of God (
Num .
21 :
4 -
9 ),
and elevated on a pole ,
so that it might be seen by all the people when wounded by the bite of the serpents that were sent to them as a punishment for their murmurings against God and against Moses .
It was afterwards carried by the Jews into Canaan ,
and preserved by them till the time of Hezekiah ,
who caused it to be at length destroyed because it began to be viewed by the people with superstitious reverence (
2 Kings 18 :
4 ). (
See {
NEHUSHTAN }.)
The brazen serpent is alluded to by our Lord in John 3 :
14 ,
15 .
(
See {
SERPENT }.)
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