bric-a-brac [
'brɪkə`bræk]
n. 古玩, 室内小摆设
- She collects bric-a-brac.
她爱好搜集小摆设. - The sign now earns hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for the chamber, with its image emblazoned on souvenir hats, shirts, mugs and other bric-a-brac.
现在,这个标志每年为委员会赚取成百上千万美元,它的图案出现在纪念帽、衫、子以及其他一些小装饰品上。 - But, whether you are browsing around an expensive shop, gasping at the price of a Louis XV bed, or rummaging through a bric-a-brac stall, the thrill of antique hunting is the same.
然而,无论你是在一个高价商店到处随便浏览,惊叹于路易十五所用之床的昂贵价格,还是在一个小古玩摊上仔细搜寻,寻找古玩激动的心情是一样的。
bric-a-brac[ noun ]
miscellaneous curios
<noun.artifact>
- A few bits of bric-a-brac as well.
- Mr. Bellow is a studious and joyful collector of the junk and bric-a-brac of daily speech, especially of the speech of educated men.