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silver

美音:[´sılvə ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.银,银子 vt.镀银

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silver为中学词汇   词频:4930

词形变化:

动词过去式:silvered 过去分词:silvered 现在分词:silvering 第三人称单数:silvers

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silver


/'sɪlvə(r); `sɪlvɚ/
n
1 [U] chemical element, ashiny white precious metal used for ornaments, jewellery,coins, utensils, etc 银
*solid silver 纯银
* [attrib 作定语] a silver mine 银矿. =>App
10 见附录10.
2 [U] coins made of silver or of an alloy looking like it 银币(银或似银合金铸成的硬币):
20 in notes and
5 in silver 20镑纸币和5镑银币
* a handful of silver 一把银币
* Have you any silver on you? 你带着银币呢吗?
3 [U]
(a) dishes, ornaments, etc made of silver 银器(银盘、银首饰等)
*have all one's silver stolen by burglars 所有的银器全被窃贼偷走
* sell the family silver to pay one's debts 卖掉祖传的银器还债.
(b) cutlery made of any metal 任何金属制的餐具
*We keep the silver in this sideboard. 我们把金属餐具放在这个餐具柜里.
4 (idm 习语) born with a silver spoon in one's mouth =>born. cross sb's palm with silver =>cross2. every cloud has a silver lining =>cloud1. the silver `screen a cinema screen or the cinema industry 银幕; 电影业
*stars of the silver screen 影星. a ,silver `tongue way of speaking that charms or persuades people 口才; 雄辩
*It was his silver tongue that got him the job.

v
1 [Tn] coat (sth) with silver or sth that looks like silver 在(某物)上镀银、包银或似银的物质
*metal silvered to make ornaments 用做饰物的镀银金属
* silver a mirror, ie coat glass to make it reflect things 制镜(在玻璃上涂似银物质而成).
2 [I, Tn] (cause hair, etc to) become bright like silver (使毛发等)变成银白色
*Her hair had silvered. 她的头发已变成银白色.
* The years have silvered her hair. 随着岁月流逝她的头发已白了.

adj made of or looking like silver 银的; 像银的
*a silver plate, dish, watch 银盘、碟、表
* a silver car, paint, thread 银色的汽车、颜料、线
* the silver moon 银色的月亮.
1. Every cloud has a silver lining.
    祸中有福。

2. They liked to hear me "speak pieces" and sing and wanted to see me dance, and gave me generously of their small silver for doing these things, which seemed strange to me for I wanted to do them so much that I needed bribing to stop.
    他们喜欢听我"说几句",听我唱歌,想看我跳舞,并为此大方地给我小银币。这倒使我感到奇怪,因为我太愿意跟他们"说上几句",为他们唱歌跳舞了,得给我钱才能使我停下来。

3. Silver is a ductile metal.
    银是韧性金属。

4. Some coins are made of silver.
    有些硬币是用银做的。

5. So I first sold the silver buttons of my Sunday coat, and then I sold my silver chain, and then I sold my pipe.
    我先把我最好的衣服上的银扣卖了,然后又把我的银链卖了,后来又把烟斗卖了,

6. Highly polished silver was displayed in gleaming glass cabinets;
    擦得发亮的银器陈列在明亮的玻璃柜里,

7. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
    最漂亮的汽车之一是罗尔斯--罗伊斯生产的银鬼汽车,

8. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail.
    它长着一个像马一样的头,有着大的蓝眼睛和闪闪发光的银色皮肤,还有一条鲜红色的尾巴。

9. In the finals, I won the silver medal for the platform. Unfortunately, I wasn't happy. Instead, I felt I failed because I hadn't won the gold.
    在决赛中我获得了跳台银牌。遗憾的是,我并不感到快乐。相反,我觉得自己失败了,因为我没有能获得金牌。

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