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TOEFL BNC: 2814 COCA: 3315

brick

brɪk  brɪk 

Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense , plural bricks, present participle bricking, past tense , past participle bricked

1 N-VAR 砖；砖料 Bricks are rectangular blocks of baked clay used for building walls, which are usually red or brown. Brick is the material made up of these blocks. 砖；砖料

She built bookshelves out of bricks and planks.

她用砖和木板制作书架。
...a tiny garden surrounded by high brick walls.

四周有高高的砖墙环绕的小花园

2 N-SING [a NOUN] 患难之交；可靠的朋友 If you say that someone is a brick, you mean that they have helped you or supported you when you were in a difficult situation. 患难之交；可靠的朋友 [informal, old-fashioned]

You were a brick, a real friend in need.

你很够朋友，是真正的患难之交。

SYN kind person, good sort, salt of the earth, star

3 PHRASE [usually cont] 白费力气；枉费心机 If you are banging your head against a brick wall, what you are saying or doing is not having any effect although you keep saying or doing it. 白费力气；枉费心机 [informal]

I wanted to sort out this problem with him, but it was like banging my head against a brick wall.

我曾想跟他把这个问题给解决了，但结果徒劳无功。

4 PHRASE 碰壁；陷入困境 If you hit a brick wall or come up against a brick wall, you are unable to continue or make progress because something stops you. 碰壁；陷入困境 [informal]

After that my career just seemed to hit a brick wall.

在那之后我的事业似乎就陷入了困境。
The discussions in Brussels hit a brick wall.

在布鲁塞尔进行的商谈进展受阻。

5 PHRASE （尤指视为投资的）房产 You can use bricks and mortar to refer to houses and other buildings, especially when they are considered as an investment. （尤指视为投资的）房产

Paying rent simply helps to line the pockets of landlords. It's far better to put your money into bricks and mortar of your own.

租房子只会鼓了房东的腰包，自己投资买房要合算得多。
As an investment, bricks and mortar are not what they were.

作为一种投资，房产不再是从前意义上的房产。