silver
n
1 [U] chemical element, ashiny white precious metal used for ornaments, jewellery,coins, utensils, etc 銀: solid silver 純銀
[attrib 作定語]
a silver mine 銀礦. =>App 10 見附錄10.
2 [U] coins made of silver or of an alloy looking like it 銀幣(銀或似銀合金鑄成的硬幣)
20 in notes and 5 in silver 20鎊紙幣和5鎊銀幣
a handful of silver 一把銀幣
Have you any silver on you? 你帶著銀幣呢嗎?
3 [U]
(a) dishes, ornaments, etc made of silver 銀器(銀盤、 銀首飾等)
have all one's silver stolen by burglars 所有的銀器全被竊賊偷走
sell the family silver to pay one's debts 賣掉祖傳的銀器還債.
(b) cutlery made of any metal 任何金屬制的餐具
We keep the silver in this sideboard. 我們把金屬餐具放在這個餐具柜里.
4 (idm 習語) 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 銀幕; 電影業
stars of the silver screen 影星. a ,silver `tongue way of speaking that charms or persuades people 口才; 雄辯
It was his silver tongue that got him the job. silver, v
1 [Tn] coat (sth) with silver or sth that looks like silver 在(某物)上鍍銀、 包銀或似銀的物質
metal silvered to make ornaments 用做飾物的鍍銀金屬
silver a mirror, ie coat glass to make it reflect things 制鏡(在玻璃上涂似銀物質而成).
2 [I, Tn] (cause hair, etc to) become bright like silver (使毛發等)變成銀白色
Her hair had silvered. 她的頭發已變成銀白色.
The years have silvered her hair. 隨著歲月流逝她的頭發已白了. silver, adj made of or looking like silver 銀的; 像銀的
a silver plate, dish, watch 銀盤、 碟、 表
a silver car, paint, thread 銀色的汽車、 顏料、 線
the silver moon 銀色的月亮.