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silk

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n.丝绸

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动词过去式:silked 过去分词:silked 现在分词:silking 第三人称单数:silks

silk


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n
1 [U] fine soft thread produced by silkworms to make their cocoons, or by certain insects or spiders (蚕、蜘蛛或昆虫吐出的)丝.
2 [U] thread or cloth made from this 丝线; 丝绸
*dressed all in silk 全身穿着绫罗绸缎
* [attrib 作定语] a silk scarf, dress, etc 丝制的围巾、连衣裙等.
3 silks [pl] (dated 旧) clothes made from silk 丝绸衣服
*dressed in fine silks 穿着绫罗绸缎.
4 [C] (Brit infml 口) Queen's or King's Counsel, who wears a silk gown in court 御用律师.
5 (idm 习语) smooth as silk =>smooth1. take `silk become a Queen's or King's Counsel 任御用律师
*After fifteen years as a barrister, she took silk. 她当了十五年的讼务律师之後, 担任了御用律师.

silk


n
[Language: Old English;Origin: seolc]
[U]
a thin smooth soft cloth made from very thin thread which is produced by a silkworm
 pure silk stockings
 a beautiful dress in raw silk
[C]BrE law a very important lawyer
= Queen's Counsel (QC)
 His practice quickly grew and he took silk (=became a QC) in 1988.
silks
technical the coloured shirts worn by jockeys (=people who ride horses in races)
make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
to make something good out of something that is bad quality
1. The coat is made of silk brocade.
    这件外套是用丝锦缎制成的。

2. The cloth is made of synthetic silk.
    这布料是用人造丝织的。

3. He was just passing a cigar store, when he saw a well-dressed man go in, leaving his silk umbrella at the entrance.
    他路过一家雪茄烟店时,看见一位穿着体面的男人走了进去,将一把绸伞放在门口。

4. And I described their violet- colored silk skirts, white blouses, and gold-colored hats like small crowns, with flexible points that moved in rhythm with the dance.
    我向他描述她们身着紫罗兰色丝裙,白色外套,头戴形似小皇冠的金色帽子,帽上的饰物随着舞蹈节奏有弹性地跳动着。

5. And all this beautiful silk, she said, would be used to weave colorful clouds in heaven.
    她说, 所有这些美丽的蚕丝都将用来织天上的彩云.

6. Slowly, the little worms would grow up and spit out silk to form snow- white cocoons.
    慢慢地, 小虫儿长大了,吐出丝来结成雪白的茧子.

7. She is wearing a new silk dress.
    她穿着一件新的丝绸衣服。

8. Just then I noticed, for the first time, that our master wore his fine green coat and his black silk embroidered cap.
    这时我才发现,老师第一次穿上了他那件漂亮的绿上衣,戴着黑色绣边丝帽。

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