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1 brass
/brɑ:s/ * danh từ - đồng thau - đồ vật làm bằng đồng thau; bia đồng khắc ở mộ - (the brass) (âm nhạc) kèn đồng - (từ lóng) sự vô liêm sỉ, sự trơ tráo; sự hỗn xược - (từ lóng) tiền bạc - (kỹ thuật) cái lót trục, ống lót * tính từ - bằng đồng thau !I don't care a brass farthing - (xem) care !to come (get) down to [the] brass tacks (nails) - (từ lóng) đi sâu vào bản chất của vấn đề - đi vào vấn đề cụ thể * động từ - (từ lóng) thanh toán, trả hết -
2 tack
/tæk/ * danh từ - đồ ăn - đinh đầu bẹt; đinh bấm - đường khâu lược - (hàng hải) dây néo góc buồm - (hàng hải) đường chạy (của thuyền buồm dựa theo chiều gió) - (nghĩa bóng) đường lối, chính sách, chiến thuật ((thường) là khác với đường lối chính sách, chiến thuật trước đó) =on the right tack+ theo đường lối đúng !to come down to brass tacks - (xem) brass * ngoại động từ - đóng bằng đinh đầu bẹt, đóng bằng đinh bấm =to tack the carpet down+ đóng thấm thảm vào sàn nhà - khâu lược, đính tạm - (hàng hải) đôi đường chạy, trở buồm (của thuyền) * nội động từ - trở buồm để lợi gió (thuyền buồm) - thay đổi đường lối, thay đổi chính sách
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