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单词 brass hat
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Definition of brass hat in English:

brass hat

noun
British informal
  • A high-ranking officer in the armed forces.

    〈英,非正式〉高级军官

    military brass hats proudly handed out scores of prizes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Political brass hats attending the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Queensland, Australia, naturally assumed they were receiving the sharpest, tightest security possible.
    • A small state with limited resources cannot afford to feed the army of bureaucrats and brass hats of the police.
    • They are basically trading casualties one-for-one with the regime loyalists which, as any brass hat will tell you, ain't no way to win at counter-insurgency.
    • The brass hats are furious that an operational matter should be kicked around like a football across the House of Commons chamber.
    • Oh, brass hats might complain about items that should be deserved rather than dispensed.

Origin

Late 19th century: so named because of the gilt insignia on the caps of such officers.

Definition of brass hat in US English:

brass hat

nounˈbras ˈhat
British informal
  • A high-ranking officer in the armed forces.

    〈英,非正式〉高级军官

    military brass hats proudly handed out scores of prizes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They are basically trading casualties one-for-one with the regime loyalists which, as any brass hat will tell you, ain't no way to win at counter-insurgency.
    • Political brass hats attending the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Queensland, Australia, naturally assumed they were receiving the sharpest, tightest security possible.
    • The brass hats are furious that an operational matter should be kicked around like a football across the House of Commons chamber.
    • A small state with limited resources cannot afford to feed the army of bureaucrats and brass hats of the police.
    • Oh, brass hats might complain about items that should be deserved rather than dispensed.

Origin

Late 19th century: so named because of the gilt insignia on the caps of such officers.

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