brassy
- 英式英标[\'bræsi]
- 美式音标[\'brɑːsɪ]
adj. 刺耳的；厚脸皮的；似黄铜的
n. 铜头高尔夫球棍
英文词源
- 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.
中文解释
brassy厚脸皮的。brazen厚脸皮的。
实用例句
- 1. Those ladies were brassy and busty, with pudgy fingers and painted eyes.
- 那些女人们打扮花哨，体态丰满，手指肥肥的，眼睛都涂了眼影。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Musicians blast their brassy jazz from street corners.
- 玩音乐的人在街角大声弹奏起尖锐刺耳的爵士乐。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. the brassy blonde behind the bar
- 酒吧柜台里衣着艳俗的金发女郎
来自《权威词典》
- 4. From the telescreen a brassy female voice was squalling a patriotic song.
- 电幕上一个低沉的女人声音在唱一支爱国歌曲.
来自英汉文学
- 5. The brassy boys put their tongues out at us.
- 那些厚脸皮的男孩儿朝着我们伸舌头。
来自辞典例句
