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Silver Made Colour Sth Metal Uncountable Make Coins

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词] Silver is a valuable pale grey metal that is used for making jewellery and ornaments.
  [oft N n]
  • ...a hand-crafted brooch made from silver.

    一枚手工银制胸针

  • ...amber earrings set in silver.

    镶琥珀的银耳环

  • ...silver teaspoons.

    银茶匙

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]银币 Silver consists of coins that are made from silver or that look like silver.
  • ...the basement where £150,000 in silver was buried.

    埋有 150,000 英镑银币的地下室

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]银器(尤指餐具) You can use silver to refer to all the things in a house that are made of silver, especially the cutlery and dishes.
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  • He beat the rugs and polished the silver.

    他拍打去地毯上的灰尘,还擦拭了银器。

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[COLOUR 颜色词]银色;银灰色;银白色 Silver is used to describe things that are shiny and pale grey in colour.
  • He had thick silver hair which needed cutting.

    他浓密的银发该理理了。

  • ...a silver sports car...

    一辆银色跑车

  • Using silver tape, they taped all the doors and windows shut.

    他们用银色的胶带将所有的门窗都封起来了。

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[N-VAR 可变名词]同 silver medal A silver is the same as a silver medal .
  • Britain went on to take bronze and then followed it up by winning silver in the World Cup.

    英国斩获了铜牌,接下来又赢得了世界杯的银牌。

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born with a silver spoon in your mouth→see:
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    Oxford sil·ver / ˈsɪlvə(r) ; NAmE ˈsɪlvər /
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    silver silvers silvered silvering
    noun 1 [uncountable ] ( symb.Ag ) a chemical element. Silveris a greyish-white precious metalused for making coins, jewellery, decorative objects, etc. a silver chain 银链 made of solid silver 纯银制造 a silver mine 银矿 2 [uncountable ] coins that are made of silveror a metal that looks like silver 银币(银或似银金属制成的硬币) I need £2 in silver for the parking meter. 我需要在停车收费器里投 2 英镑银币。 3 [uncountable ] dishes, decorative objects, etc. that are made of silver 银器 They've had to sell the family silver to pay the bills. 他们不得已卖掉家传的银器去支付账单。 4 [uncountable ] a shiny greyish-white colour 银色;银白色;银灰色 see also
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    silver medal
    She won silver in last year's championships. 她在去年的锦标赛上获得银牌。 The team won two silvers and a bronze. 这个运动队获得两枚银牌和一枚铜牌。
    IDIOM on a silver ˈplatter if you are given sth on a silver platter,you do not have to do much to get it 无须费劲;唾手可得 These rich kids expect to have it all handed to them on a silver platter. 这些富家子弟指望一切都有人拱手送上。 more at
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    adjective shiny greyish-white in colour 银色的;银白色的;银灰色的 a silver car 银灰色汽车 silver hair 银发 see also
    silvery
    verb 1 [usually passive ] silversth to cover the surface of sth with a thin layer of silver or sth that looks like silver 给…镀(或包)银;给…镀(或包)似银的物质 2 silversth ( especially literary) to make sth become bright like silver 使具有银色光泽;使变成银色 Moonlight was silvering the countryside. 月光下的乡村泛着银光。 sil·ver / ˈsɪlvə(r) ; NAmE ˈsɪlvər /
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    silver1 noun
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    silversil‧ver1 /ˈsɪlvə $ -ər/ ●●● W3 noun
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    1[uncountable] a valuable shiny, light grey metal that is used to make jewellery, knives, coins etc. It is a chemical element: symbol Ag:  a silver necklace cups made of solid silver2[uncountable] spoons, forks, dishes etc that are made of silver SYN  silverware:  It was my job to polish the silver.3[countable, uncountable] the colour of silver:  The lake sparkled with shades of blue and silver. This season’s colours are rich golds and elegant silvers.4[countable, uncountable] informal a silver medal:  He won a silver at the last Olympics.5[uncountable] British English coins that contain silver or are the colour of silver:  He put his hand into his pocket and brought out a handful of silver.
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    silversilver2 ●●● W3 adjective
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    1made of silver:  a silver teapot a silver coin a solid silver brooch2having the colour of silver:  an old man with silver hair3on a silver platter if something is given to you on a silver platter, you do not have to make any effort to get it:  He had a scholarship handed to him on a silver platter.4silver bullet American English something that solves a difficult problem very quickly and easily:  There is no silver bullet for this problem. be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
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    silver1 noun
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    1technical to cover a surface with a thin shiny layer of silver or another metal in order to make a mirror2literary to make something shine and look the colour of silver:  The farmhouse appeared, silvered by the moon.
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    silver

    [ˈsɪlvə(r)]silvered, silvering, silvers

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    银(83%),银色的(4%),银的(4%),银币(4%),银器(3%),银灰色(1%),镀银于(1%)
    n.银;银器;银币;银质奖章;餐具;银灰色
    adj.银的;含银的;有银色光泽的;口才流利的;第二十五周年的婚姻
    vt.镀银;使有银色光泽
    vi.变成银色
    n.(Silver)人名;(法)西尔韦;(英、德、芬、瑞典)西尔弗

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