brick
/brɪk/noun
उच्चारण ब्रिक
ईंट
Basic word
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
brick (uncountable) / a brick (countable)
Brick is uncountable for the material, and countable when you mean single blocks.
सामग्री के अर्थ में 'brick' uncountable है और अलग-अलग ईंटों के अर्थ में countable।
- The house is built of brick.
- He laid ten bricks in an hour.
made of / built of brick
Use of or from with brick to name the material of a building.
इमारत की सामग्री बताने के लिए brick के साथ of या from आता है।
- Their old school is made of red brick.
brick + noun
Brick works as a modifier before another noun and stays singular.
'Brick' दूसरे noun से पहले modifier की तरह आता है और singular रहता है।
- A brick wall surrounds the garden.
- The brick kiln is near the river.
brick sth up / in
This phrasal verb means to block an opening with bricks.
इस phrasal verb का अर्थ किसी खुली जगह को ईंटों से बंद करना है।
- They bricked up the old window.
- The doorway was bricked in during the repairs.
+Collocations 5
adjective + brick
redbakedhollowsolidfly-ash
- Fly-ash bricks are lighter than clay bricks.
verb + brick
laybakemakecarrythrow
- Labourers were laying bricks in the morning sun.
brick + noun
wallkilnhousefactorydust
- The brick factory supplies the whole district.
noun + of bricks
pilestackloadrowtruckload
- A truckload of bricks arrived at the site.
brick + in idioms
brick wallbricks and mortarton of brickshot bricksbrick by brick
- The company moved from bricks and mortar to online selling.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's grandfather built the family home with his own hands, brick by brick.
राधिका के दादाजी ने परिवार का घर अपने हाथों से एक-एक ईंट जोड़कर बनाया।
- A brick fell from the scaffold and hurt a worker.
scaffold से एक ईंट गिरी और एक मज़दूर को चोट लग गई।
- The village road was lined with old brick houses.
गाँव की सड़क के किनारे पुराने ईंटों के घर थे।
- He said the interview was like running into a brick wall.
उसने कहा कि interview ऐसा था जैसे किसी ईंट की दीवार से टकरा गए हों।
- Bricks are made by baking clay in a kiln.
ईंटें मिट्टी को भट्ठे में पकाकर बनाई जाती हैं।
- The children built a small tower with toy bricks.
बच्चों ने खिलौना ईंटों से एक छोटी मीनार बनाई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The wall is made by brick.
✓ The wall is made of brick.
To name the material, use made of (or from), not by.
सामग्री बताने के लिए 'made of' (या 'from') आता है, 'by' नहीं।
✗ He bought two thousands bricks.
✓ He bought two thousand bricks.
After an exact number, thousand takes no s.
निश्चित संख्या के बाद 'thousand' में s नहीं लगता।
✗ There is a lot of bricks in the yard.
✓ There are a lot of bricks in the yard.
A lot of bricks is plural, so use are.
'A lot of bricks' plural है, इसलिए 'are' आएगा।
¶Idioms 4
like a cat on hot bricks
very nervous
बहुत बेचैन, बेचैनी में इधर-उधर करते हुए
- He was like a cat on hot bricks waiting for the result.
- Stop behaving like a cat on hot bricks and sit down.
like a ton of bricks
very severely
बहुत सख़्ती से; बुरी तरह
- If you're caught cheating, the school will come down on you like a ton of bricks.
- The news hit her like a ton of bricks.
hit/run into a brick wall
to be unable to make progress because sth stops you
(किसी रुकावट के कारण) आगे न बढ़ पाना
- The investigation has hit a brick wall.
- Our talks with the landlord ran into a brick wall.
bricks and mortar
buildings, especially when considered as an investment
मकान-इमारतें (ख़ासकर निवेश के रूप में)
- Many Indians prefer to invest in bricks and mortar.
- Our savings are all in bricks and mortar.
→Phrasal verbs 1
brick sth up/in
to fill an opening in a wall with bricks
(दीवार के खुले हिस्से को) ईंटों से बंद कर देना
- The old window had been bricked up years ago.
?Which word?
Keep the building words: brick, mortar (a mixture of cement, sand and water), cement, plaster, concrete.
निर्माण के शब्द याद रखिए: brick, mortar (सीमेंट, रेत और पानी का मिश्रण, गारा), cement, plaster, concrete।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Hit a brick wall (be unable to make progress), like talking to a brick wall (talking to somebody who does not listen), bricks and mortar (buildings; physical shops rather than online ones), drop a brick (British informal, say something embarrassing).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: hit a brick wall (प्रगति न कर पाना), like talking to a brick wall (न सुनने वाले से बात करने जैसा, भैंस के आगे बीन बजाना), bricks and mortar (भवन; ऑनलाइन के बजाय भौतिक दुकानें), drop a brick (British अनौपचारिक, शर्मनाक बात कह देना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
History GK: the Harappan cities used standardized burnt bricks in the ratio 1:2:4 (thickness, width, length).
इतिहास GK में हड़प्पा नगरों में 1:2:4 (मोटाई, चौड़ाई, लंबाई) अनुपात की मानकीकृत पकी ईंटें प्रयुक्त होती थीं।