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词汇 copper
释义 copper
noun
uk /ˈkɒp.ər/ us /ˈkɑː.pɚ/

coppernoun (METAL)


B2[ U ](symbolCu)
a chemical element that is a reddish-brown metal, used especially for making wire and coins: 铜
They mine a lot of copper around these parts.他们在这周围开采出许多铜。
One of the properties of copper is that it conducts heat and electricity very well.铜的特性之一是导热导电能力强。
 
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[ U ]
the reddish-brown colour of the metal copper: 红棕色,紫铜色
The copper of Rosie's hair shone in the sunlight.罗茜的头发在阳光下闪着红褐色。
[ Cusually plural ]UKinformal
a brown coin of low value: 铜板,铜币
I gave him a few coppers.我给了他几个铜板。
The downward drift in copper prices looks set to continue.
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.黄铜是铜与锌的合金。
Chemical analysis revealed a high content of copper.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Chemical elements
actinium
alkali metal
americium
astatine
berkelium
brimstone
bromine
calcium
fluorine
germanium
iodine
lithium
manganese
nickel
plutonium
quicksilver
selenium
sodium
transition metal
zinc

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Less common colours
British money

coppernoun (POLICE)


[ C ]UKinformal
a police officer警察
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

People who work for the police service
beadle
bobby
cadet
chief constable
constable
family liaison officer
fed
FLO
G-man
Garda
outrider
pig
police
police constable
police officer
policeman
supercop
superintendent
Supt
WPC
copper
adjective
uk /ˈkɒp.ər/ us /ˈkɑː.pɚ/

copperadjective (METAL)


made of or relating to the metal copper:
copper wire/pipes
a copper alloy
Her father worked in the copper mine.
A thief broke in and stole the copper pipes.
A kind lady stopped, took a copper coin from her purse and dropped it into the cap.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Chemical elements
actinium
alkali metal
americium
astatine
berkelium
brimstone
bromine
calcium
fluorine
germanium
iodine
lithium
manganese
nickel
plutonium
quicksilver
selenium
sodium
transition metal
zinc

copperadjective (COLOUR )


having the reddish-brown colour of the metal copper:
Her copper hair was pulled up and piled on top of her head.
He had piercing black eyes, copper skin and blue-black curling hair.
Her sandals are nothing but a few elegant twists of copper leather.
The plant developed a strange copper colouring over all its leaves.
I had copper-coloured hair when I was a young man.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Less common colours
apple green
argent
ashy
avocado
baby blue
carmine
cerise
dun
emerald
indigo
peacock blue
puce
racing green
ruddily
rust
salmon pink
sanguine
shocking pink
sky blue
verdure

copper | American Dictionary


copper
noun[ U ]
us/ˈkɑp·ər/

coppernoun[U] (METAL)


a soft, red-brown metal, used mostly in electrical equipment and for making wire and coins
copper
adjective, noun[ U ]
us/ˈkɑp·ər/

copperadjective, noun[U] (COLOR)


(of) a bright red-brown color

Examples of copper


copper
The runs with the glass upper surface duplicated the conditions with the copper plate and the corresponding photographs were correlated.
A bill based on the weight of the copper (and later zinc), and hence the amount of electricity used, was sent to the household.
Elemental analyses of this deteriorated wood showed high levels of copper, chromium, iron, and lead, suggesting that a caustic chemical spill had occurred.
Indeed, all these profiles were close together due to the high thermal conductivity of copper.
The electrical pulses are directed through a copper coil, shaped in a figure eight, which is placed against the human's scalp.
Diluted solutions of zinc and copper chloride and sodium hydroxide were used.
In the present study, the metals chosen (copper, zinc, manganese and iron) are all essential for normal molluscan metabolism but are toxic at high concentrations.
For most tests this groove was made by melting a 13 mm diameter, heated copper pipe half a diameter into the ice.
The copper specimen was painted black on the sides to enhance its emissivity for the infrared thermograph study.
Results were obtained for arsenic, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, lead, nickel, and zinc.
The only monetary metal produced domestically was copper.
The facade tiles were attached to the columns from the inside with copper wire.
Copper coinage was the domestic currency that hitherto had enjoyed a credibility bestowed by its official acceptance.
A set of copper strips dipped in mercury-filled grooves was used for both high power and low noise circuits.
This complex is very strong and the bound copper is not available for cellular uptake.
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Collocations withcopper


copper

These are words often used in combination with copper.

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copper cable
It will come mainly through coppercable.
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Hansard archive

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copper coin
But it is difficult to transact business using coppercoin since the coins in circulation are so heterogeneous.
copper dome
The structure is realized by extruded bricks, it has an octagonal form and it's characterized by a high central copper dome, with a spire form.
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Wikipedia

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