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词汇 silver
释义 silver
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈsɪl.vər/ us /ˈsɪl.vɚ/
A2(symbolAg)
a chemical element that is a valuable shiny, white metal, used for making cutlery(= knives, spoons, etc.), jewellery, coins, and decorative objects: 银,银子
We gave them a dish made of solid silver as a wedding present.我们送给他们一个纯银盘子作为结婚礼物。
Cleaning the silver (= silver objects) is a dirty job.擦洗银器是一件很讨厌的事。
Shall we use the silver (= knives, spoons, plates, etc. made of silver) for dinner tonight?今天晚餐要用银餐具吗?
UKI need some silver (= coins made of silver or a metal of similar appearance) for the ticket machine in the car park.我需要一些硬币来使用停车场的售票机。
 
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(alsosilver medal[ C ])
a small disc of silver, or a metal that looks like silver, that is given to the person who comes second in a competition, especially in a sport: 银牌
Great Britain won (a) silver/a silver medal in the javelin.英国队在标枪比赛中获得了银牌。
 
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The walls of the palace are marble with silver inlay.宫殿的墙壁是镶银大理石的。
The knives and forks are silver plate.这些刀叉是镀银的。
He made his money speculating on the London gold and silver markets.他在伦敦黄金市场和白银市场上做投机生意赚了钱。
I'm looking for a cloth for cleaning silver. Do you have such a thing?我在找擦银器的布。你有这样的东西吗?
They are mining for silver in the area.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Chemistry: metals & metalworking
alloy
anti-tarnish
bar magnet
base metal
bimetallic
blacksmith
brazen
brazier
bullion
ferrous
gold leaf
lode
magnet
silver plate
swage
tarnished
tinplated
untarnished
vermeil
wrought iron

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Prizes, rewards and medals
silver
adjective
uk /ˈsɪl.vər/ us /ˈsɪl.vɚ/
A2
made of silver, or of the colour of silver: 银质的;银色的
a silver ring银戒指
My grandmother has silver hair.我的祖母一头银发。
The room was ostentatiously decorated in white and silver.房间用白色和银色装饰,华丽又招摇。
She was wearing a little black dress, accessorized simply with a silver necklace.她身穿黑色小礼服,配饰简约,一条银项链而已。
Robert was polishing up some old silver candlesticks.罗伯特在擦拭一些旧的银质烛台。
She wore a small silver brooch.她戴着银质小胸针。
Mary was wearing a beautiful silver chain around her neck.玛丽脖子上戴着一条漂亮的银项链。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Chemistry: metals & metalworking
alloy
anti-tarnish
bar magnet
base metal
bimetallic
blacksmith
brazen
brazier
bullion
ferrous
gold leaf
lode
magnet
silver plate
swage
tarnished
tinplated
untarnished
vermeil
wrought iron

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Less common colours
silver
verb[ Toften passive ]
uk /ˈsɪl.vər/ us /ˈsɪl.vɚ/
to cover something, especially glass, with a thin layer of silver-coloured material in order to make a mirror给(窗户等)镀上银色物质
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Covering and adding layers
additive
asphalt
bestrew
bind
blanket
blindfold
bury
fall over
film
film over
gum
gum something up
inlaid
retile
retread
seasoned
slap
slap something on
smother something in/with something
tent

silver | American Dictionary


silver
noun[ U ]
us/ˈsɪl·vər/

silvernoun[U] (METAL)


a white metal that is highly valued and used esp. in utensils, jewelry, coins, and decorative objects

silver


adjectiveus/ˈsɪl·vər/
a silver tray
silver
adjective, noun[ U ]
us/ˈsɪl·vər/

silveradjective, noun[U] (COLOR)


(of) a bright gray-white color:
silver hair
The book jacket was printed in silver and black.

Examples of silver


silver
Silver's fund; and if he will make a statement.
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The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze.
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The pattern of ocular dominance columns in macaque visual cor tex revealed by a reduced silver stain.
However, he returned that night with a pocketful of silver and gold coins.
There were divisions, but these centred on the designs of the gold and silver coins.
Gold and silver letters were used, sometimes for the entire text; decorated initials, ornamental borders and miniatures are also frequently found.
Angular distributions of silver ions and neutrals emitted in vacuum by laser ablation.
As a matter of historical fact, silver did not drive out gold.
Artifacts were made of a wide variety of metals and alloys, including tumbaga, gold, copper, silver, tin, and copper alloys.
Despite the volatility of the market, some long-term trends can be discerned in the silver value of the gold.
In the first three years of the mint's existence only $453,511 was issued in gold, silver and copper coin.
All the descriptions of the separation of gold and silver by means of aqua fortis assume such a conservation of the silver in the acid.
He began by ridiculing the "great fuss" made by certain learned men about the use of gold and silver for ornamentation.
If someone said: a force of 12 will move silver and gold to the same point but not with the same velocity.
Epidermal plate formulae of miracidia were examined after impregnation using 3% silver nitrate.
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Collocations withsilver


silver

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colloidal silver
Quackwatch states that colloidal silver dietary supplements have not been found safe or effective for the treatment of any condition.
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fine silver
Thus, evil people in the coastal provinces regard minting coin as a lucrative enterprise, mixing lead and copper with finesilver to mint foreign coin.
gilded silver
It is made of gildedsilver and decorated with enamel and table cut gemstones.
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