“手机变砖”英语怎么说？
<p> 自从智能手机普及以来，我们经常能听到“手机变砖”这个说法。也就是说，因为手机刷机或程序更新误操作导致手机无法正常使用，不能正常使用的手机就像一块砖头，所以，英语中也就用<span word="brick">brick</span>一词来表示这种状况。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tech">tech</span>-<span word="centered">centered</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="live">live</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="periodically">periodically</span> <span word="subjected">subjected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overhaul">overhaul</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wear">wear</span>? <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circumstance">circumstance</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verb">verb</span> <span word="brick">brick</span>.</p><p> 在我们生活的这个技术世界里，电子设备难免要定期进行一些更新，但是，如果我们对电子设备的维护或升级导致它们无法使用了怎么办呢？这种设备更新或升级后无法正常使用的情况现在可以用一个词来表示：<span word="brick">brick</span>（变砖）。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="transitive">transitive</span> <span word="verb">verb</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="undesirable">undesirable</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="software">software</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="updating">updating</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="application">application</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="desktop">desktop</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="consoles">consoles</span>. <span word="Devices">Devices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="bricked">bricked</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interruption">interruption</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="user">user</span> <span word="inadvertently">inadvertently</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="interruptions">interruptions</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="partially">partially</span> <span word="overwrite">overwrite</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="firmware">firmware</span>, <span word="software">software</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="integral">integral</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="function">function</span>. 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