He had the brass to make a statement.

他居然厚颜无耻地发表声明。

Let's get down to brass tacks. Fine.

咱开门见山吧。好。

While the sybaritic top brass toss meat to their dogs, or query the freshness of their croissants, ordinary soldiers wolf down the rations in the trenches they storm.

当骄奢享乐的高军官把肉扔给自己狗时，或者怀疑他们的牛角面包不够新鲜时，普通士兵则在攻占下来的战壕里狼吞虎咽地吃下定量口粮。

The craftsman burnished the brass plates until they glowed.

工匠把铜板打磨得发亮。

The wizard dropped it on to a strange brass instrument, which looked something like a set of scales with only one dish.

那巫师把它扔在一怪模怪样的、像是一天平的黄铜机器上。

He played violin, brass, horn and drums.

他演奏小提琴、铜管、号角和鼓。

What cheek - she's got a brass neck.

真是厚脸皮，她真是厚颜无耻。

It seemed really to the little maiden as though she were sitting before a large iron stove, with burnished brass feet and a brass ornament at top.

此时，小姑娘感觉就像坐在铁炉旁边。那黄铜炉脚擦得锃亮，炉子上端还有黄铜装饰。

Then came a superhero action junkie, a guy with real brass balls.

之后来了超英动作迷，真正的硬汉。

By then, larger, more varied ensembles were the rule, with woodwinds, brass, and percussion to help tell the tale.

那时， 更大、更多样化的乐团组合已成为常态，木管乐器、铜管乐器和打击乐器共同助力讲述故事。

These are red leather, dyed with plants imported from India, and studded with brass.

这些是红色皮革，用从印度进口的植物进行染色，并镶有黄铜。

It had sprouted a single foot of brass, and was hopping on the spot, in the middle of the floor, making a fearful noise upon the flagstones.

坩埚已经长出一只黄铜脚，正在厨房中央的地板上跳着，跳得石板地发出了可怕的声响。

From engraved ivory tusks to brass sculptures to plaques.

从雕刻的象牙到黄铜雕塑再到牌匾。

'You must pull the brass ring to open the door.

“你必须拉铜环才能打开这门。

And if that diamond ring turns brass, Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass.

如果那钻石戒指黯然失色，妈妈给你买一面穿衣镜。

But the top brass are furious with Donald Trump for reinstating the disgraced seal's rank.

但高层对特朗普恢复名誉扫地的海豹突击队员的军衔感到愤怒。

We found the brass box there, although its contents had been destroyed.

我们发现那黄铜匣子仍在那里，虽然匣内的东西已经被毁掉了。

The next morning, the woman found a heart-shaped piece of brass in the fireplace.

第二天早上，女士在壁炉中发现一块心形的铜块。

Pentagon brass were supposed to have a press conference this morning.

五角大楼的高官员原定在今天上午召开记者会。

In the main hall a bar with a real brass rail was set up, and stocked with gins and liquors and with cordials so long forgotten that most of his female guests were too young to know one from another.

大厅里面，设起了一用真正的铜把手搭的酒吧，备有各种杜松子酒和烈性酒，还有各种早已罕见的甘露酒，大多数女宾客年纪太轻，根本分不清哪是哪。