brick

柯林斯詞典

1. N-VAR Bricks are rectangular blocks of baked clay used for building walls, which are usually red or brown. Brick is the material made up of these blocks. 甎
She built bookshelves out of bricks and planks. 她用甎和厚木板制作了書(shū)架。
2. PHRASE If you hit a brick wall or come up against a brick wall, you are unable to continue or make progress because something stops you. 碰壁[非正式]
After that my career just seemed to hit a brick wall. 從那以後我的事業(yè)似乎碰了壁。

The house has a small backyard , surrounded by a high brick wall .
The boundary of the car park is delineated by a low brick wall .
The plaster on the walls has been removed to expose the original bricks underneath .
We saw rioters pelting police with bricks and bottles .
A group of tiny brick houses is tucked away behind the factory .