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metal n.金属；合金；玻璃液vt.(以金属)覆盖、装配 (1) 铜和金都是金属。(2) 木头漂在水面上,而金属却下沉。(3) 他们用冲床在金属板上打孔。(4) 框子是用金属做的。(5) 这条坑坑洼洼的路不久就要铺上碎石了。 The Greek root metallon originally meant quarry or mine, and later came to also mean metal. Silver jewelry is made of metal, and so are things like car engines and tin cans. The genre of rock music popularly known as metal gets its name from the heavy sound, especially of the guitar solo, played on electric guitars — made of metal.

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英 ['metl] 美 ['metl] (1) Copper and gold are both metals.(2) Wood floats on the water but metal sinks.(3) They cut holes on the sheet of metal with a punch press.(4) The frame is made of metal.(5) This rough track will soon be a metalled road. Metal is a shiny, hard, solid material, such as iron or aluminum. If, when you smile, you flash a brilliant metal grin, it's probably because of your braces. 1[N-MASS 物质名词]See also:base metal；金属 Metal is a hard substance such as iron, steel, gold, or lead. ...pieces of furniture in wood, metal and glass...用木料、金属和玻璃制成的一件件家具He hit his head against a metal bar.他的头撞在一根金属棒上。

英语单词	metal
英美音标	英 ['metl] 美 ['metl]
中文释义	n.金属；合金；玻璃液 vt.(以金属)覆盖、装配
英语例句	(1) Copper and gold are both metals. (2) Wood floats on the water but metal sinks. (3) They cut holes on the sheet of metal with a punch press. (4) The frame is made of metal. (5) This rough track will soon be a metalled road.
中文例句	(1) 铜和金都是金属。 (2) 木头漂在水面上,而金属却下沉。 (3) 他们用冲床在金属板上打孔。 (4) 框子是用金属做的。 (5) 这条坑坑洼洼的路不久就要铺上碎石了。
vocabulary简明	Metal is a shiny, hard, solid material, such as iron or aluminum. If, when you smile, you flash a brilliant metal grin, it's probably because of your braces.
vocabulary扩展	The Greek root metallon originally meant quarry or mine, and later came to also mean metal. Silver jewelry is made of metal, and so are things like car engines and tin cans. The genre of rock music popularly known as metal gets its name from the heavy sound, especially of the guitar solo, played on electric guitars — made of metal.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-MASS 物质名词]See also:base metal ；金属 Metal is a hard substance such as iron, steel, gold, or lead. ...pieces of furniture in wood, metal and glass... 用木料、金属和玻璃制成的一件件家具 He hit his head against a metal bar. 他的头撞在一根金属棒上。

Metal Made 英 Metl] 美 Metl N.金属；合金；玻璃液 Vt.(以金属)覆盖、装配 Copper