brick

英 [brɪk] 美[brɪk]

见 shithouse

buildings, typically housing

建筑物（尤指住房）

untold acres are being buried under bricks and mortar.
数不清的土地正被用来建造房屋。

face an insuperable problem or obstacle while trying to do something

遇见不可克服的困难

(informal)with crushing weight, force, or authority

(非正式)具有压倒性的重量（影响或权威），势不可挡

the FA came down on him like a ton of bricks.
足球协会以咄咄逼人之势向他兴师问罪。

(proverb)nothing can be made or accomplished without proper or adequate material or information

(谚)巧妇难为无米之炊

To make a clumsy social error.

犯不雅的社交错误

1. Each brick also varies slightly in tone, texture and size.: 每块砖在色调、质地与大小上也都略有不同。

2. On South Main Street, a huge brick building looms into view.: 在南大街上，一座巨大的砖砌建筑赫然出现在人们的视线中。

4. Her car swerved off the road into a 6ft high brick wall.: 她的车突然转向冲出了马路，撞向6英尺高的一面砖墙。

5. She learned the rudiments of brick-laying, wiring and plumbing.: 她学习了砌砖、布线和管道工程的基本知识。