brassy
英 ['brɑ?s?]
美['br?si]
- adj. 刺耳的；厚臉皮的；似黃銅的
- n. 銅頭高爾夫球棍
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
比較級:?brassier;最高級:?brassiest;
助記提示
brassy厚臉皮的。
brazen厚臉皮的。
brazen厚臉皮的。
英文詞源
- brassy (adj.)
- "impudent," 1570s, from brass + -y (2). Compare brazen. Sense of "debased and pretentious" is from 1580s, from brass as contrasted with gold; sense of "strident and artificial" is from 1865. Related: Brassily; brassiness.
雙語例句
- 1. Those ladies were brassy and busty, with pudgy fingers and painted eyes.
- 那些女人們打扮花哨，體態豐滿，手指肥肥的，眼睛都涂了眼影。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Musicians blast their brassy jazz from street corners.
- 玩音樂的人在街角大聲彈奏起尖銳刺耳的爵士樂。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. the brassy blonde behind the bar
- 酒吧柜臺里衣著艷俗的金發女郎
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. From the telescreen a brassy female voice was squalling a patriotic song.
- 電幕上一個低沉的女人聲音在唱一支愛國歌曲.
來自英漢文學
- 5. The brassy boys put their tongues out at us.
- 那些厚臉皮的男孩兒朝著我們伸舌頭。
來自辭典例句