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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

磚；磚料 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. 磚；磚料

  • She built bookshelves out of bricks and planks.

    她用磚和木板制作書架。

  • ...a tiny garden surrounded by high brick walls.

    四周有高高的磚牆環繞的小花園

2 N-SING [a NOUN]

患難之交；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. 患難之交；可靠的朋友 [informal, old-fashioned]

  • You were a brick, a real friend in need.

    你很夠朋友，是真正的患難之交。

SYN kind person, good sort, salt of the earth, star
3 PHRASE [usually cont]

白費力氣；枉費心機 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. 白費力氣；枉費心機 [informal]

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

    我曾想跟他把這個問題給解決了，但結果徒勞無功。

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.

    在那之後我的事業似乎就陷入了困境。

  • The discussions in Brussels hit a brick wall.

    在布魯塞爾進行的商談進展受阻。

5 PHRASE

（尤指視爲投資的）房産 You can use bricks and mortar to refer to houses and other buildings, especially when they are considered as an investment. （尤指視爲投資的）房産

  • 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.

    租房子只會鼓了房東的腰包，自己投資買房要合算得多。

  • As an investment, bricks and mortar are not what they were.

    作爲一種投資，房産不再是從前意義上的房産。

6 to come down on somebody like a ton of bricks→see: ton 
Phrasal verbs:

brick up
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