bricks 的音标为英 [brɪks]、美 [brɪks],是 brick 的复数形式,主要用作名词和动词。作名词时,基本含义是“砖块”,指用于建筑的矩形黏土块;也可表示“积木”,如儿童玩具积木;还能指“可靠的朋友”,是口语中的用法。作动词时,意为“用砖砌”。
表示砖块:The aisle was floored with ancient bricks.(过道由古旧的砖块铺就。)
表示积木:Children like playing with toy bricks.(孩子们喜欢玩积木。)
表示可靠的朋友:He is a real brick, always helping others.(他是个可靠的朋友,总是帮助别人。)
用砖砌:They bricked up the window.(他们用砖砌了窗户。)
toy bricks:积木
glass bricks:玻璃砖
bricks and clicks:线上线下结合(指传统企业与互联网的结合)
hit a brick wall:碰壁,遇到阻碍
like a cat on hot bricks:热锅上的蚂蚁,焦躁不安
The bricks are left in the kiln to bake.(砖坯放在窑里烧。)
She built bookshelves out of bricks and planks.(她用砖和厚木板制作了书架。)
We improvised some shelves out of planks of wood and bricks.(我们用木板和砖头临时搭了些架子。)
The damp bricks went along a conveyor belt into another shed to dry.(潮湿的砖块沿着传送带进入另一个棚子进行干燥。)
Inmates threw bricks at prison officers who were spraying them with a hose.(囚犯们朝那些用水管向他们喷水的狱警们抛掷砖头。)
I felt like I was hit by a whole ton of bricks.(我就像被整整一吨砖头砸到了头。)
Glass blocks are sometimes substituted for ordinary bricks.(有时用玻璃砖代替普通的砖。)
New homes can be built from the stones, bricks and beams of old ones.(新房子可以用旧房子的石头、砖块和横梁建造。)
The houses are all rectangular, one storey, made of sun-dried bricks.(这些房子都是长方形的,一层高,是用晒干的砖砌成的。)
Although most of the march has been peaceful, a small group threw bricks at the police at the beginning of the parade.(尽管游行队伍大都很和平,但是游行开始时,有一小队人向警察投掷砖块。)
在学习英语词汇时,结合具体的语境和短语搭配能更好地理解和运用,比如“hit a brick wall”这个短语在口语中就很常用,表示遇到难以克服的困难。