In earlier times it was necessary to design structural systems suitable for the materials that were available, such as wood, stone, brick.(在早期,有必要设计适合现有的例如木材、石头、砖这样的材料的建筑系统。)
That invention was the arch, a curved structure originally made of separate stone or brick segments.(这一发明就是拱门,一种最初由分段的石头或砖块组成的弧形结构。)
The school is built of brick.(那所学校是用砖建造的。)
I hove a brick through his window--but don't you tell.(我就拿砖头砸了他的窗户——不过你别告诉别人。)
His two-storey brick home was surrounded by tall, leafy trees.(他那栋两层的砖楼被枝繁叶茂的大树环绕着。)
My words were lost as the walls above us crashed down, filling the cellar with brick dust.(随着上面的墙体轰隆一声倒塌下来,地窖里充满砖灰,我吓得说不出话来。)
The Chinese built their pagodas in brick or stone, with inner staircases, and used them in later centuries mainly as watchtowers.(中国人用砖或石头建造他们的宝塔,内部装有楼梯,在后来的几个世纪里主要用作瞭望塔。)
The car drove smack into a brick wall.(汽车嗵的一声撞上了砖墙。)
Brick rubble is useful as the base for paths and patios.(碎砖可用作道路和天井的基石。)