silver
- n.银;银色;银币(银或似银金属制成的硬币);银器
- adj.银色的;银白色的;银灰色的
- vt.给…镀(或包)银;使变成银色;使具有银色光泽;给…镀(或包)似银的物质
复数： silvers
silvernoun
银
a chemical element. Silver is a greyish-white precious metal used 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
银币（银或似银金属制成的硬币）
coins that are made of silver or a metal that looks like silver
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。
银器
dishes, decorative objects, etc. that are made of silver
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。
银色；银白色；银灰色
a shiny greyish-white colour
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。
if you are given sth on a silver platter , you do not have to do much to get it
这些富家子弟指望一切都有人拱手送上。
These rich kids expect to have it all handed to them on a silver platter.
every sad or difficult situation has a positive side
to give sb money so that they will do you a favour, especially tell your fortune
adj.
银色的；银白色的；银灰色的
shiny greyish-white in colour
a silver car
银灰色汽车
silver hair
银发
verb
给…镀（或包）银；给…镀（或包）似银的物质
to cover the surface of sth with a thin layer of silver or sth that looks like silver
使具有银色光泽；使变成银色
to make sth become bright like silver
Moonlight was silvering the countryside.
月光下的乡村泛着银光。
silver
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N-UNCOUNT 银
Silver is a valuable pale grey metal that is used for making jewellery and ornaments....a hand-crafted brooch made from silver.
一枚手工银制胸针
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N-UNCOUNT 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 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.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 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。
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N-VAR 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:spoon
noun
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- silverware eating utensils
- Synonym: flatware
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- a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition
- Synonym: silver medal
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- a light shade of grey
- Synonym: ash grey ash gray silver grey silver gray
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- coins made of silver
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- a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal;occurs in argentite and in free form;used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
- Synonym: Ag atomic number 47
verb
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- turn silver
- The man's hair silvered very attractively
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- make silver in color
- Her worries had silvered her hair
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- coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam
- silver the necklace
adj
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- expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
- able to dazzle with his facile tongue
- silver speech
- Synonym: eloquent facile fluent silver-tongued smooth-spoken
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- having the white lustrous sheen of silver
- a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap
- repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen
- Synonym: silvern silvery
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- of lustrous grey;covered with or tinged with the color of silver
- silvery hair
- Synonym: argent silvery silverish
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- made from or largely consisting of silver
- silver bracelets
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She had strung the shells on a silver chain .
她把贝壳串在一条银链子上。
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The silver candlesticks were tarnished and dusty .
银烛台都发乌了，满是灰尘。
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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。
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Any piece of silver bearing his mark is extremely valuable .
带有他的印记的每一件银器都极有价值。
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She won a silver medal in the high jump .
她跳高得了银牌。
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She won silver in last year 's championships .
她在去年的锦标赛上获得银牌。
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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。
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The college celebrated its silver jubilee last year .
这所学院去年举行了建院25周年庆祝活动。
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The moon bathed the countryside in a silver light .
月光下的乡村沐浴在一片银辉之中。
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On the horizon , she saw a flash of silver ─ the sea !
她看见天边闪现一片银色——大海！
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They celebrated their silver wedding in May .
他们于五月份庆祝了银婚纪念日。
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His name was engraved on the silver cup .
他的名字刻在了银杯上。
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The silver cup was engraved with his name .
银杯上刻有他的名字。
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The cutlery is plate , not solid silver .
这套餐具是镀银的，不是纯银的。
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The team won two silvers and a bronze .
这个运动队获得两枚银牌和一枚铜牌。
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She saw a glint of silver in the grass .
她看到草地上银光闪亮。
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They 've cornered the market in silver .
他们垄断了白银市场。
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He won a silver medal at the European Championships .
他获得了欧洲锦标赛的银牌。
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The year before last he won a gold medal , and the year before that he won a silver .
他前年得了一枚金牌，大前年得了一枚银牌。
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The lid of the box had been inlaid with silver .
盒盖上镶嵌着银饰。
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He amassed a fortune from silver mining .
他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
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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。
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He 's an Olympic silver medallist .
他是奥运会银牌得主。
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Round her neck was a cross on a silver chain
她脖子上戴着一条银项链，上面挂着个十字架。
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He makes decorative vessels in copper , stainless steel and silver .
他用铜、不锈钢和银制造装饰性器皿。
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The insurance company paid out for the stolen jewellery and silver
保险公司赔付了遭窃的珠宝和银器。
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He had thick silver hair which needed cutting .
他浓密的银发该理理了。
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a silver , frozen tongue of water .
一条冻结了的银色水舌
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He and Helen celebrated their silver wedding last year .
他和海伦去年庆祝了他们的银婚。
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Silver overlay is bonded to the entire surface .
整个表面都镀了一层银。
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