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nickel

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n.镍,镍币,(美国和加拿大的)五分镍币 vt.镀镍于

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nickel为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

动词过去式:nickeled/nickelled 过去分词:nickeled/nickelled 现在分词:nickeling/nickelling 第三人称单数:nickels/nickels

nickel


/'nɪkl; `nɪkl/
n
1 [U] chemical element, a hard silver-white metal often used in alloys 镍
*nickel-plated 镀镍的. =>App
10 见附录10.
2 [C] coin of the US or Canada, worth
5 cents (美国或加拿大的)5分镍币. =>App
4 见附录4.

v (-ll-; US -l-) [Tn] coat (sth) with nickel 将(某物)镀镍.

nickel


n

[Date: 1700-1800; Language: German;Origin: kupfernickel substance containing nickel, from kupfer 'copper' + nickel 'spirit that plays tricks'; because the substance contains no copper, even though it looks like copper]
[U]
a hard silver-white metal that is often combined with other metals, for example to make steel. It is a chemical element : symbol Ni
[C]
a coin in the US or Canada that is worth five cents
1. But the Buffalo nickel, produced from 1913 to 1938, honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier — the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians.
    但1913至1938年间发行的野牛硬币,却是为了纪念由美国拓居引起的两起相互关联的悲剧--野牛群的灭绝和美洲印第安人的毁灭。

2. But the nickel could slide around. And if it could slide around, it could slide out. So she constructed a small pocket that fastened to the inner sole.
    但是镍币会滑来滑去,到处滑动就可能滑出鞋外,因此她制作了一个小口袋固定在鞋内底部。

3. The Buffalo Nickel
    野牛镍币

4. It was her belief that if you always kept a nickel in your shoe, nothing bad would happen to you.
    她相信,若能总是在鞋里留一个五分镍币,就不会有坏事发生。

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