Brass tacks
n. <美口>基本事实, 实质问题
🧩 词语组成解析
brass
[bræs]
n. 黄铜;铜管乐器;钱;黄铜饰品（尤指马挽具上的黄铜圆片）;
v. 〈英〉付（款）;[冶]把…包铜;〈口〉无耻地胡搞;
n. 大头钉( tack的名词复数 ); 平头钉; 航向; 方法\\nv. 用平头钉钉( tack的第三人称单数 ); 附加, 增补; 帆船抢风行驶, 用粗线脚缝
🗣️ 情景例句
I majored in economic and trade English.
我主修的是经贸英语。
No. It only goes as far as Main Street, but you can get the Number 31 there.
不去，最远只到正街。不过你可以到那里再乘31路。
The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat.
大使夫人继续提出问题，她突然又发现丈夫的帽子上有个洞。