n (1) 磚((hard piece of)baked or dried clay used for building)[C，U]：a pile of～s一垛磚;a house built/made of～(s) 磚砌的房子;a red/yellow～wall 紅/黃磚墻;The house is～.這房子是磚的。a～oven磚砌的烤爐;
(2) 磚狀物(尤冰激凌磚)(sth in the shape of a brick， esp a block of ice-cream)[C]：Ice-cream is often sold in～s.冰激凌常常成塊出售。a～of ice-cream/cheese (an ice-cream/cheese～) 一塊冰激凌/干酪;
(3) 積木(small toy building block (usu wooden or plastic))[C](=AmE block)：The child built a castle with her～s. 這小孩子用積木搭了一座城堡。
(4) 慷慨可靠的人(generous or loyal person (esp a man))[C](BrE](infml)：He is a real～.他真是個靠得住的人。
→′brickfield (AmE ′brickyard) n 制磚場;′bricklayer n 瓦匠;′bricklaying n 砌磚工作(技藝); ′brickwork n 磚砌建筑物;砌磚(工作);′brickworks n 磚窯(廠);′brickyard n 磚窯(廠); ′brickbat n (投擲之)磚塊;粗魯或貶義的話;
vt 用磚堵(圍，封)住 (fill in， block or close(an opening) with bricks)[T+n+adv (up/in)]：～up a window/a doorway/a fireplace/a well用磚堵住窗戶/門道/壁爐/井;～up a person's body用磚圍擋住一個人的尸體;He was～ed up alive and died a terrible death.他被活活用磚砌在里面，死得很慘。