[uncountable, plural]buildings, when you are thinking of them in connection with how much they cost to build or how much they are worth; housing, when it is considered as an investment房地产；（作为投资的）房产
People invested in bricks and mortar.人们过去投资房产。
Bricks and mortar outperformed the stock market.实物表现优于股市。
Bricks and mortar are a sound investment. 砖和灰浆是一项可靠的投资。
[countable]a business that operates from a shop or a building that customers visit, rather than only online实体店；实体企业
They translated a bricks and mortar to the Web.他们把实体店转为网店。
bricks-and-mortar businesses实体企业
(North American English also)brick-and-mortar businesses实体企业