| 释义 |
●ˌbrass ˈmonkeys●ˌbrass ˈmonkey weather (BrE, slang) if you say that it is brass monkeys or brass monkey weather, you mean that it is very cold weather 天气极冷；天寒地冻◆Wear a hat — it’s brass monkeys out there!
戴上帽子吧，外面天寒地冻的！ ORIGIN The full expression is ‘cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey’, although this is not often used. It may refer to a brass rack called a monkey which was used to store cannonballs. When it was very cold, the brass contracted (= got smaller) and the balls fell off. 这个表达法的完整形式是 cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey，但不常用。monkey 指一种黄铜架，用于贮存炮弹，天气特别冷的时候，黄铜收缩，炮弹就会掉下来。 |