1 N-UNCOUNT (尤用于制作装饰品和乐器的)黄铜 Brass is a yellow-coloured metal made from copper and zinc. It is used especially for making ornaments and musical instruments.
(尤用于制作装饰品和乐器的)黄铜 2 N-SING (交响乐队的)铜管乐乐器组,铜管乐器 The
brass is the section of an orchestra which consists of brass wind instruments such as trumpets and horns.
(交响乐队的)铜管乐乐器组,铜管乐器 3 N-COUNT (常见于教堂的)黄铜纪念牌 Brasses are flat pieces of brass with writing or a picture cut into them, which are often found in churches.
(常见于教堂的)黄铜纪念牌 5 N-SING-COLL [also no determiner, oft with supp] (军队或其他机构的)高级军官,高层人物 In the army or in other organizations,
the brass are the people in the highest positions.
(军队或其他机构的)高级军官,高层人物 [US, informal] in BRIT, use 英国英语用 top brass
6 PHRASE 讨论基本事实;探讨实质问题 If you
get down to brass tacks, you discuss the basic, most important facts of a situation.
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