[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]黄金Gold is a valuable, yellow-coloured metal that is used for making jewellery and ornaments, and as an international currency.
...a sapphire set in gold...
镶嵌在黄金上的蓝宝石
The price of gold was going up.
黄金的价格在上涨。
...gold coins.
金币
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]金饰物;黄金制品Gold is jewellery and other things that are made of gold.
We handed over all our gold and money.
我们将所有的金首饰和钱都交了出来。
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[COLOUR 颜色词]金色;金黄色 Something that is gold is a bright yellow colour, and is often shiny.
I'd been wearing Michel's black and gold shirt.
我一直都穿着米歇尔那件黑色和金色相间的衬衫。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]同gold medal A gold is the same as a gold medal .
[INFORMAL 非正式]
His ambition was to win gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996...
他的志向是在1996年亚特兰大奥运会上夺取金牌。
This Saturday the British star is going for gold in the Winter Olympics.
本周六,这位英国明星将向冬奥会的金牌发起冲击。
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[PHRASE 短语](小孩)规规矩矩的,乖巧的 If you say that a child is being as good as gold, you are emphasizing that they are behaving very well and are not causing you any problems.
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[emphasis]
The boys were as good as gold on our walk.
我们散步的时候,这帮小男孩表现得很乖。
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[PHRASE 短语]一颗金子般的心;赤子之心 If you say that someone has a heart of gold, you are emphasizing that they are very good and kind to other people.
[heart inflects]
[emphasis]
They are all good boys with hearts of gold. They would never steal.
他们都是有着金子般心灵的好孩子,绝不会干偷摸扒窃之事。
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[PHRASE 短语]期望得到的一大笔钱,未来的一桶金(英国英语中亦作a crock of gold) Money that someone hopes they will get in the future is sometimes referred to as a pot of gold. Also a crock of gold, mainly in British English.
I would rather be honest with people than tell them that there is going to be some pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
我宁肯实话实说也不愿意给予他们不切实际的期望。
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See also:
fool's gold
; to strike gold→see:
strike
; worth one's weight in gold→see:
weight
;
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gold★/ɡəʊld; NAmEɡoʊld/
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goldgoldsnoun★1★[uncountable ](symb.Au )a chemical element. Goldis a yellow precious metalused for making coins, jewellery, decorative objects, etc. 金◆a gold bracelet/ring/watch, etc.金手镯、金戒指、金表等◆18-carat gold*18 开金 ◆the country's gold reserves这个国家的黄金储备◆made of solid/pure gold足金╱纯金制造☞see also
fool's gold
2[uncountable ]money, jewellery, etc. that is made of gold金币;金饰品;黄金制品◆His wife was dripping with (= wearing a lot of)gold. 他的妻子披金戴银。3★[uncountable , countable ]the colour of gold金色;金黄色◆I love the reds and golds of autumn.我喜欢秋天的火红色和金黄色。4[uncountable , countable ]=
gold medal
◆The team look set to win Olympic gold.这个队看来可能会拿奥运会金牌。◆He won three golds and a bronze.他获得三枚金牌和一枚铜牌。IDIOMSˌall that ˌglitters/ˌglistens is not ˈgold( saying) not everything that seems good, attractive, etc. is actually good, etc. 闪闪发光的未必都是金子;中看未必中用a crock/pot of ˈgolda large prize or reward that sb hopes for but is unlikely to get 不大可能得到的大笔奖赏(或报偿)(as) good as ˈgold( informal) behaving in a way that other people approve of 规规矩矩;很乖;表现好◆The kids have been as good as gold all day.孩子们一整天都很乖。☞more at
heart
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street
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strike
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worth
adj.adjective★[only before noun ]bright yellow in colour, like gold 金色的◆The company name was spelled out in gold letters.该公司的名称用烫金字母拼成。gold/ɡəʊld; NAmEɡoʊld/
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gold1 noun
gold2 adjective
goldgold1 /ɡəʊld $ ɡoʊld/ ●●●S2W2 noun
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1[uncountable] a valuable soft yellow metal that is used to make coins, jewellery etc. It is a chemical element: symbol Au: a gold ringpure/solid gold solid gold watches9/18/22/24 carat gold (=a measurement used to show how pure gold is) → strike gold
at strike1(14)
2[uncountable] coins, jewellery etc made of gold: She came to the party dripping with gold (=wearing a lot of gold).3[countable, uncountable] the colour of gold: The room was decorated in golds and blues. Gold looks good on people with dark hair.4[countable] informal a gold medal → have a heart of gold
at heart1(2)
5the pot of gold (at the end of the rainbow) (also the crock of gold British English) great wealth or something very good which someone hopes or tries hard to get, but is not very likely to get
gold1 noun
gold2 adjective
goldgold2 ●●●S3W3 adjective
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1made of goldgold watch/chain/ring etc2having the colour of gold: a gold jacket → golden
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