red-brick

red-brickBrE /ˈred brɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈred brɪk/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (of buildings, walls, etc. 建筑物、墙壁等) built with bricks of a reddish-brown colour 用红砖建成的◆red-brick cottages红砖建成的村舍(becoming old-fashioned) (of universities in Britain 英国大学) built in the late 19th or early 20th century, in contrast to older universities, such as Oxford and Cambridge “红砖” 的（建于 19 世纪末 20 世纪初，与更为古老的大学如牛津和剑桥形成对照）  ➡  compare Oxbridge