brick
US /brɪk/
UK /brɪk/
名词
1.
砖
a block of hard material used in building, typically made of fired clay
示例:
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The house was built with red bricks.
房子是用红砖建造的。
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He laid each brick carefully.
他小心翼翼地铺设每一块砖。
2.
积木, 玩具砖
a child's toy building block
示例:
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The children were playing with colorful plastic bricks.
孩子们正在玩彩色塑料积木。
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He built a tall tower out of toy bricks.
他用玩具积木搭了一个高塔。
3.
砖头机, 老式手机
a large, heavy, and often outdated mobile phone
示例:
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My old phone is such a brick, it barely fits in my pocket.
我的旧手机真是个砖头，几乎放不进我的口袋。
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Before smartphones, many cell phones were big bricks.
在智能手机出现之前，许多手机都是大砖头。
动词
1.
变砖, 使...无法使用
to render an electronic device permanently inoperable, typically due to a software malfunction or incorrect firmware update
示例:
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Be careful when flashing custom ROMs, you might brick your phone.
刷自定义ROM时要小心，你可能会把手机变砖。
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The faulty update caused many devices to brick.
错误的更新导致许多设备变砖。
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