学个词Learn a Word 第644期 Top brass

今天我们要学的词是top brass¹。 Top brass, 是最高级官员的意思，特别是指高级军官。星期二就职庆祝活动结束后，美国新总统奥巴马立即投入工作。 "Obama met with his economic team and top brass from the Pentagon on Wednesday," 奥巴马星期三会见了经济工作小组和五角大楼高级官员。

英国正在讨论更新核威慑系统的问题。 "Three former top military brass said that a nuclear deterrent² is useless against modern threats, particularly international terrorism," 三位前军方高级官员说，面对现代威胁，特别是国际恐怖主义，核威慑根本没用。好的，今天我们学习的词是top brass...

1 brass   

n.黄铜；黄铜器，铜管乐器

参考例句：

• Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
• Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。

2 deterrent   

n.阻碍物，制止物；adj.威慑的，遏制的

参考例句：

• Large fines act as a deterrent to motorists.高额罚款是对开车的人的制约。
• I put a net over my strawberries as a deterrent to the birds.我在草莓上罩了网，免得鸟歇上去。