"gold in the form of a brick," 1853, from gold (adj.) + brick (n.). Meaning "shirker" is from 1914, World War I armed forces slang, from earlier verb meaning "to swindle, cheat" (1902) from the old con game of selling spurious "gold" bricks (attested by 1881).
雙語例句
1. They stumble across a ghost town inhabited by a rascally gold prospector.
他們偶然來到一個居住著一位狡詐的淘金者的廢墟之城。
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2. He entered for many competitions, winning several gold medals.
他參加過多次比賽，贏得了數(shù)枚金牌。
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3. This little ball of gold weighs a quarter of an ounce.
這個小金球重0.25盎司。
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4. The boys were as good as gold on our walk.
我們散步的時候，這幫小男孩表現(xiàn)得很乖。
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5. It was an unbelievable moment when Chris won the gold medal.