silver

英 ['sɪlvə(r)] 美 ['sɪlvər]

• n. 银币；银器；银；银灰色
• adj. 银的；银色的
• vt. 镀银于；使 ... 成银色

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U] 银

   a soft whitish precious metal that is a simple substance, carries electricity very well, can be brightly polished, and is used in jewellery, coins, and knives, forks, etc.

2. [U] 银币; 银餐具

   coins made of silver or a similar metal, and not of copper; spoons, forks, dishes, etc.for the table, made of silver or a similar metal

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 银币，硬币
2. 银器
3. 银
4. 银牌，银质奖章
5. 餐具
6. 银灰色，银色，银白色
7. 钱
8. 银丝，银边带
9. 【摄】银盐
10. 硝酸银
11. 拱手（相让）

adj. 形容词

1. 银的，银制的
2. 镀银的
3. 含银的
4. 清脆悦耳的
5. 口才流利的，雄辩的
6. 第二十五周年的
7. 像银的
8. 银本位的
9. 银白的，银色的，有银色光泽的，发银光的
10. 银声的，清亮的
11. 和平的
12. 平静的，寂静的

v. 动词

1. 镀银于，包银，涂银
2. 使有银色光泽，发银光，使（某物）光亮如银
3. 变成银色，变成银一样
4. 变白
5. 涂锡汞合金（在镜子等上）
6. 【摄】涂硝酸银子
7. 敷以似银之物， 给…镀似银的物质

英英释义

Noun:

1. 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

2. coins made of silver

3. a light shade of grey

4. silverware eating utensils

5. a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition

Adjective:

1. made from or largely consisting of silver;

   "silver bracelets"
   

2. 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"
   

3. of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver;

   "silvery hair"
   

4. expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively;

   "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"
   "silver speech"
   

Verb:

1. coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam;

   "silver the necklace"
   

2. make silver in color;

   "Her worries had silvered her hair"
   

3. turn silver;

   "The man's hair silvered very attractively"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He had some silver in his pocket.
   他口袋里有些银币。
2. Acid had pitted the surface of the silver.
   酸把银器的表面腐蚀了。
3. His black hair was threaded with silver.
   他的黑发中夹杂着银发。
4. This board was cast in bronze not in silver.
   这个牌匾是铜铸的,不是银制的。
5. This becomes silver gray, while I remember your handset was black.
   怎么变银灰色了，我记得你的手机是黑色的。
6. You can recognize the genuine tape because of its silver grey color.
   你可以认出这种真正的带子，它是银灰色的。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He found the chest to contain silver coins.
   他发现那囗箱子装着银币。
2. She wore a silver chain around her neck.
   她脖子上戴着一条银项链。
3. Every cloud has a silver lining.
   黑暗中总有一丝光明。
4. There is not a silver hair on her head.
   她头上没有一根银发。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. He silvered a mirror.
   他给镜子镀上了一层银。
2. The years have silvered her hair.
   岁月已使她的青丝似雪。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. They beat the silver thin.
   他们把那块银打薄。
2. To plate metal is to cover it with a thin layer of gold, or silver, etc.
   电镀金属就是把金属薄薄地覆盖上一层金或银等。
3. Many treasures of gold and silver have been found in the grave.
   在这座坟墓里发现了很多金银财宝。
4. The dish was made of silver, beaten out by hand.
   这盘子是银制的,是手工打造的。
5. The knives and forks are not as valuable as they look; they've only been plated with silver.
   这些刀叉并不像外表看起来那样值钱,它们都是镀银的。
6. The silver has come up beautifully.
   那银器显露出美丽的光泽。
7. The silver will need to be polished up for the dinner party.
   为了宴会,这些银器皿需要擦得光亮。
8. All I've got is a 25 pound note and about a pound in silver.
   我所有的钱是一张25英镑的钞票和一枚一英镑的银币。
9. The old man had hair of silver.
   这老人满头银发。
10. We walked along under that silver of moon.
    我们在那一片银色的月光下走过。
11. The frost painted all the trees silver.
    霜把树木都变成了银白色。
12. The guests sat cross-legged around a low table and fed off silver dishes.
    客人们盘腿围坐在一张矮桌旁,从银盘中取菜吃。
13. He plated the old silver container again.
    他给这个旧的镀银器皿重新镀银。
14. The flowers were tastefully arranged in the silver vase.
    这些花雅致地插在银花瓶里。
15. These young men competed for the silver medal.
    这些年轻人为夺取银牌而比赛。
16. They had a party to celebrate their silver wedding.
    他们举行聚会来庆祝他们的银婚。

经典引文

• You're a merchant...Are you here to make siller?

  出自： J. Buchan

• George..paid the man four-and-six in silver.

  出自： J. K. Jerome

• Copper may be silvered over.

  出自： G. W. Francis

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

a silver tongue

口才,雄辩 way of speaking that charms or persuades people

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• clean the silver 擦银器
• have some silver 带有银币
• pull silver 掏出银币
• sell silver 卖银器
• steal silver 偷银器

形容词+～

• fine silver 优质银
• native silver 天然银
• pure silver 纯银
• refined silver 纯银
• solid silver 纯银
• sterling silver 标准纯银

名词+～

• cat silver 银云母
• nickel silver 镍银
• table silver 银餐具

～+名词

• silver age 银器时代

介词+～

• be cast in silver 用银铸造
• pay in silver 付银币
• ￡5 in silver 五英镑银币
• statue in silver 银像
• white like silver 像银一样白
• a handful of silver 一把银币
• a pocket of silver 一口袋银币

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. silver的基本意思是“银”,指一种白色、质软、延展性强、导电、导热性好,化学性质稳定的金属, silver也可指用银制成的“钱币,银餐具”。是不可数名词。
2. silver可用于名词前作定语。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的seolfor，意为银，银色；最初源自原始日耳曼语的silubra-，意为和银有关的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• silvery 含银的
• gray 灰色的
• grey 灰色的
• hoary 灰白的
• shiny 闪亮的
• plate 碟
• valuable 贵重的
• coin 硬币
• silver medal 银牌
• fluent 流利的
• smooth-spoken 嘴巧的
• silver-tongued 雄辩的
• ag 用以对他人的话作出反应或...
• silvern 银的
• silverish 亮灰色
• flatware 扁平的餐具
• ash gray 淡灰色
• eloquent 雄辩的
• silver grey 银灰色
• facile 易做到的
• ash grey 灰白色
• argent 银色的
• silver gray 银灰色