1. drop a brick : 失言;
2. like a brick : 活泼地;
形容词
及物动词
名词
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. (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.
6. to come down on somebody like a ton of bricks - see ton
相关词组:brick up
1. rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln
used as a building or paving material
2. a good fellow
helpful and trustworthy