brick
英[br?k]
美[br?k]
- n. 磚，磚塊；磚形物；心腸好的人
- vt. 用磚砌
- adj. 用磚做的；似磚的
- n. (Brick)人名；(英、法、瑞典)布里克
詞組搭配
be built like a brick shithouse
見 shithouse
a brick short of a load
bricks and mortar
buildings, typically housing
建筑物（尤指住房）
untold acres are being buried under bricks and mortar.
數不清的土地正被用來建造房屋。
come up against (或 hit) a brick wall
face an insuperable problem or obstacle while trying to do something
遇見不可克服的困難
like a ton of bricks
(informal)with crushing weight, force, or authority
(非正式)具有壓倒性的重量（影響或權威），勢不可擋
the FA came down on him like a ton of bricks.
足球協會以咄咄逼人之勢向他興師問罪。
you can't make bricks without straw
(proverb)nothing can be made or accomplished without proper or adequate material or information
(諺)巧婦難為無米之炊
drop a brick【非正式用語】
To make a clumsy social error.
犯不雅的社交錯誤