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词汇 silken
释义 silken
adjective[ usually before noun ]
uk /ˈsɪl.kən/ us /ˈsɪl.kən/
literary
soft, smooth, and shiny like silk: 丝绸般的,柔软光滑的
The princess in the fairy tale had long silken hair.童话故事里的公主有着如丝般顺滑的长发。
a silken sound is one that is pleasant because it is very smooth: (声音)柔和的
The actor delivered his speech in a silken voice.这个演员以柔和的声音发言。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Soft and fluffy
anneal
as smooth as silk/a baby's bottomidiom
billowy
cottony
feathery
frothily
frothy
gauzy
lathery
limp
silky
soften
softener
softness
soggily
supersoft
ultra-soft
velvet
velvety
workable

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Sound & its properties

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silken
The larvae construct silken cocoons, to which the soil adheres, usually below the surface of the soil but occasionally, in captivity, under dead leaves.
The sea and the rain will tear the silken tassel of its natural beauty, and its treasure will be in the sands.
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No one silken thread held him down but a thousand made him immobile.
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In those years, the world heard the voices of men, not the silken whisperings of public relations counsellors.
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The fishing industry preferred to have the truth presented bluntly than to have it wrapped up in silken phrases that mean nothing.
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Two-sided silken cloth was embroidered with the use of computer technologies.
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The silken lining continues above ground for about 10 cm, where it is camouflaged with matter from the vicinity.
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Gold and kingfisher dazzled the eye, silky cloth and silken gauze let float their perfumes...
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On hatching, the larvae are gregarious and weave for themselves a silken canopy of webbing.
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They live in a silken web constructed under a leaf.
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Pupation takes place in a silken cocoon at the end of the mine.
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Unlike many tortricids, the larvae are social, and feeding occurs in silken nests on terminals of the host plants.
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A central silken tube stretches over the entire length of the mine.
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They create a trivalved, tubular silken case of about 7 mm with a mouth angle of about 30.
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Full grown larvae live in a pale yellowish brown, trivalved, tubular silken case of about 9 mm with a mouth angle of 20-30.
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