brick

/ˈbɹɪk/· verb (slang)

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Chinese meaning

(俚lǐ语yǔ)使shǐ…变biàn砖zhuān,彻chè底dǐ损sǔn坏huài无wú法fǎ使shǐ用yòng

用yòng于yú砌qì墙qiáng的de砖zhuān块kuài;砌qì砖zhuān

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BIOS更gēng新xīn出chū错cuò,笔bǐ记jì本běn变biàn成chéng"砖zhuān头tóu"般bān无wú法fǎ开kāi机jī

Example

A BIOS update for the Framework Laptop 13 with AMD Ryzen 7040-series processors is bricking the systems, multiple users have reported online.

针zhēn对duì搭dā载zàiAMD Ryzen 7040系xì列liè处chǔ理lǐ器qì的deFramework Laptop 13的de一yī次cìBIOS更gēng新xīn,导dǎo致zhì多duō台tái设shè备bèi变biàn砖zhuān,多duō名míng用yòng户hù已yǐ在zài网wǎng上shàng反fǎn映yìng此cǐ问wèn题tí。

Source: Ars Technica · 19 Aug 2026

Background ✎

Framework笔bǐ记jì本běn的de一yī次cìBIOS固gù件jiàn更gēng新xīn让ràng搭dā载zàiAMD Ryzen 7040处chǔ理lǐ器qì的de机jī型xíng变biàn砖zhuān无wú法fǎ使shǐ用yòng,厂chǎng商shāng正zhèng回huí应yìng用yòng户hù投tóu诉sù。

Roots · etymology

源自中古英语brick,与break(打破)同源

  • 单纯词,不可拆;名词 brick(砖)直接转类作动词

Collocations

  • brick a device / bricked phone / soft-brick vs hard-brick

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