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metal

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n.金属

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动词过去式:metaled/metalled 过去分词:metaled/metalled 现在分词:metaling/metalling 第三人称单数:metals/metals

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metal


/'metl; `mɛtl/
n
1 [C, U] any of a class of mineral substances such as tin, iron, gold, copper, etc, which are usu opaque and good conductors of heat and electricity, or any alloy of these 金属
*Various metals are used to make the parts of this machine. 这部机器的零件是用多种金属制造的.
* There isn't much metal in the bodywork of this new car; it's mainly plastic. 这辆新汽车的车身没用多少金属材料, 大部分是塑料的.
* [attrib 作定语] a metal support, fitting, container 金属的支架、配件、容器.
2 = road metal (road).
3 metals [pl] railway-lines 钢轨; 铁轨
*These locomotives ran on Great Western Railway metals until 1940. 这些火车头在1940年以前一直在大西部铁路线上运行.

v (-ll-; US -l-) [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] (dated 旧) make or repair (a road) with broken stone 用碎石铺设或修补(道路)
*This rough track will soon be a metalled road. 这条坑坑洼洼的路不久就要铺上碎石了.

metal


n [U and C]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin:Latin metallum 'mine, metal', from Greek metallon]
a hard, usually shiny substance such as iron, gold, or steel
metallic
 The gate is made of metal.
 a small black metal box
 They traded in gold and other precious metals (=valuable metals used especially for making jewellery) .
 The old trucks were sold as scrap metal (=old metal that is melted and used again) .
heavy metal
1. But a watch could never repair itself----it does not consist of living parts, only of metal, which wears away by friction.
    但是,手表决不会自行修理,它不是由有生命的部件组成,而是由金属组成,而金属可以随着磨擦而磨损殆尽。

2. For the simple reason that I was left with several curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere.
    原因很简单,因为还剩下几个形状奇特的零件似乎哪里也装不上去。

3. The clatter of metal plates was heard from the kitchen.
    金属盘碟的哗啦声自厨房传出。

4. They poured the hot metal into the mould.
    他们把熔化了的金属倒进模子里。

5. The trainer stands in front of the elephant holding a long stick with a sharp metal point.
    驯练员手持一根有锋利金属尖头的长棒,站在象前。

6. These movements are controlled by the trainer with the metal-pointed stick,
    训练员要用有锋利金属尖的长棒控制它的这种举动,

7. These objects, however, were different. Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres.
    这些展品却使人大开眼界。靠墙排列着许多细长的电线,而电线又连着金属球。

8. This time they fixed heavy metal clamps to both sides of the dish so that they could fasten the chains.
    这次,他们用沉重的金属夹子把盘子夹住,以便往盘子上安装铁链。

9. The garden was soon littered with chunks of metal which had once made up a lawn mower.
    一会儿工夫,割草机便被拆成一个个金属零件,乱七八糟地堆在花园里。

10. The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
    这座雕像的主体是用铜制成的,由艾菲尔特制的金属框架支撑着。

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