brick 的用法和发音

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brick

/brɪk/
名词 建筑材料

基本释义:砖,砖块

词源:源自古法语"brique",意为"砖块"

📚 核心含义

建筑材料

用于建造房屋的矩形建筑材料

The house is made of brick.
这栋房子是用建造的。
建筑

比喻用法

形容坚固或沉重的东西

My phone is as heavy as a brick.
我的手机重得像块砖头
比喻

颜色描述

指砖红色

She wore a brick-colored dress.
她穿了一件砖红色的连衣裙。
颜色

"brick"在日常生活中使用频率很高,既指实际的建筑材料,也常用于比喻意义。

🔄 用法对比

英语例句

The wall is built with red brick.

He dropped his phone and now it's a brick.

We need to buy more bricks for the project.

中文翻译

这堵墙是用红砌的。

他把手机摔了,现在它变成了一块砖头

我们需要为这个项目购买更多砖块

🔊 发音指南

英式发音

/brɪk/

布-瑞-克(短促发音)

美式发音

/brɪk/

布-瑞-克(短促发音)

发音要点:

常见发音错误

  • 读成"布-瑞-克-克"(不应重复"克"音)
  • 把"i"发成长音/i:/
  • 忽略"r"的发音

🎯 常见搭配

brick + 建筑

描述建筑材料

brick house
建筑

like a brick

比喻用法

as heavy as a brick
砖头一样重
比喻

brick + 颜色

描述颜色

brick red
红色
颜色

语法注意

单数: brick
复数: bricks

⚠️ 易混淆点

不要混淆:

Brick is a type of wood. (错误)

正确:Brick is a type of building material.

My laptop is as light as a brick. (错误)

正确:My laptop is as heavy as a brick.

✍️ 随堂练习

翻译练习

1. The old brick factory was demolished.
2. His new phone is as heavy as a brick.
3. We need 500 bricks for the wall.

1. 那座老厂被拆除了。

2. 他的新手机重得像块砖头

3. 我们需要500块来砌这堵墙。

发音练习

跟读以下句子:

• The brick wall is very strong. [brɪk]
• She painted the room brick red. [brɪk]
• My old phone is now a brick. [brɪk]

改错练习

找出并改正错误:

1. Brick is a type of metal.
2. 读作[bri:k]
3. The brick house is made of wood.

1. Brick is a type of building material.

2. 读作[brɪk](短音)

3. The brick house is made of bricks.