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silver

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Related topics: Colours, Sport, Currencies, Elements
sil·ver1 /ˈsɪlvə $ -ər/ ●●● W3 noun  
1  [uncountableU]HCM a valuable shiny, light grey metal that is used to make jewellery, knives, coins etc. It is a chemical element: symbol Ag 银〔一种化学元素，符号为 Ag〕
 a silver necklace
银项链
 cups made of solid silver
纯银的杯子
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2  [uncountableU]DHC spoons, forks, dishes etc that are made of silver 银餐具〔如汤匙、叉子、碟子等〕 SYN silverware
 It was my job to polish the silver.
我的工作是擦亮银餐具。
3  [countableC, uncountableU]CC the colour of silver 银（白）色
 The lake sparkled with shades of blue and silver.
湖面上泛着蓝色和银白色的波光。
 This season’s colours are rich golds and elegant silvers.
本季的流行颜色是富丽的金色和高雅的银色。
4  [countableC, uncountableU] informalDS a silver medal 银牌
 He won a silver at the last Olympics.
他在上一届奥运会上获得一枚银牌。
5  [uncountableU] British EnglishBrEPEC coins that contain silver or are the colour of silver 银币
 He put his hand into his pocket and brought out a handful of silver.
他把手伸进口袋，掏出一把银币。
Examples from the Corpus
silver• I ended up with a silver.• Also remarkable are the paintings, geometrically designed rooms and wide variety of nearly 200-year-old china and silver.• The shuttle was already no more than a streak of silver.• Overnight the cloud had been whisked away and a full moon hovered in the sky, drenching the rooftops with pale silver.• Necklaces, pendants, bracelets, rings; silver and turquoise glittered in the white light.• Use a soft cloth to polish the silver.
solid silver• A miniature oak four-poster bed is £30 and a solid silver canteen of cutlery is £44.• The black brows knit, and solid silver laurels bobbed.• Four coins from his mint there are extant; two of them are solid silver, and two are plated.• Solid value in solid silver will pay dividends, but will it show you a profit?• Lucker feels a tug, and reels in a beautiful sea trout, a bullet of solid silver muscle.• It was used to produce a cheaper form of tableware than solid silver.• I can't really imagine it shedding that solid silver butcher's hook, but who knows?• But it was solid silver - and the inscription must have cost a bit as well.
Related topics: Colours, Elements
silver2 ●●● W3 adjectiveadj  
1  HCMmade of silver 银制的，银质的
 a silver teapot
银茶壶
 a silver coin
一枚银币
 a solid silver brooch
纯银饰针
2  CChaving the colour of silver 银（白）色的
 an old man with silver hair
一位银发老人
3  on a silver platter if something is given to you on a silver platter, you do not have to make any effort to get it 毫不费力，轻易得到
 He had a scholarship handed to him on a silver platter.
他毫不费力就拿到了一份奖学金。
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on a silver platter• Uluru sits on the desert like a cake on a silver platter.
4  silver bullet American EnglishAmE something that solves a difficult problem very quickly and easily 〔解决难题的〕简捷办法，高招
 There is no silver bullet for this problem.
解决这个问题没有特效药。
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silver bullet• To kill the witch you need a silver bullet.• More investment isn't a silver bullet for poor neighborhoods.• A pilot scale rig dedicated to the exploration and development of the silver bullet process has been fully operational for some months.• Perhaps silver bullets would have done the trick.
→ be born with a silver spoon in your mouth at born1(8), → every cloud has a silver lining at cloud1(6)
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silver• Think cyber in black, white, silver and crayon colors.• a silver Mercedes• a silver pitcher• He noticed she needed two hands to lift the silver pot.• There are Standard, First and Premier fares, the latter including silver service at seat dining to make the day complete.• He was not now in a tight black jacket, with silver trimmings on black trousers.• Clare could see more rusty chain around the slender, peeling, silver trunk of a nearby birch tree.
solid silver• It was used to produce a cheaper form of tableware than solid silver.• But it was solid silver - and the inscription must have cost a bit as well.• Four coins from his mint there are extant; two of them are solid silver, and two are plated.• I can't really imagine it shedding that solid silver butcher's hook, but who knows?• A miniature oak four-poster bed is £30 and a solid silver canteen of cutlery is £44.• The black brows knit, and solid silver laurels bobbed.• Lucker feels a tug, and reels in a beautiful sea trout, a bullet of solid silver muscle.• Solid value in solid silver will pay dividends, but will it show you a profit?
silver3 verb [transitiveT]  
1. technicalTIG to cover a surface with a thin shiny layer of silver or another metal in order to make a mirror 给…镀银[金属]〔以制作镜子〕
2  literary to make something shine and look the colour of silver 使发出银色光泽，使呈银色
 The farmhouse appeared, silvered by the moon.
农舍出现了，在月光下泛着银光。
Examples from the Corpus
silver• The bare trees were silvered in the moonlight.• Mist silvering the droplets on the bare thorns Slower than the change of daylight.• Below, concertina wires flared their silvered thorns.• The dome was silvered with frost.
Silvern  
nthe name of the lone ranger‘s horse in a US television show. The Lone Ranger always said ’Hi ho Silver!' before riding away on him.
Origin silver1
Old English seolfor
sil·ver1 nounsilver2 adjectiveadjsilver3 verbSilvern
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2244 COCA: 2439
silver

noun¹

 1metal金屬ADJECTIVE | VERB + SILVER | SILVER + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤pure, solid純銀▸➤sterling標準純銀➤polished拋光銀◇a knife with a polished silver casing一把裝在拋光銀盒裏的刀VERB + SILVER➤extract, mine提煉銀；開採銀礦◇Silver is extracted from ore.銀提煉自礦石。➤set sth in把⋯鑲嵌在銀裏◇a gemstone set in silver鑲在銀飾上的寶石SILVER + NOUN➤ore銀礦石▸➤mine銀礦➤plate (= metal covered with a thin layer of silver) 鍍銀的金屬◇The chain was available in silver plate for $12.50.有鍍銀的鏈子，每條 12.50 美元。◇gold and silver plate鍍金和銀
silver

noun²

 2 ( the silver) objects made of silver銀器ADJECTIVE | VERB + SILVER ADJECTIVE➤family (especially BrE, often figurative) 家傳銀器◇He was forced to sell the family silver to pay for the repairs to the house.他被迫變賣家傳銀器來支付維修房子的費用。◇They accused the government of selling off the family silver to pay for their policies.他們指責政府為推行自己的政策把老祖宗留下的東西都變賣了。VERB + SILVER➤polish擦亮銀器
silver

noun³

 3 ( silver medal) in sports體育ADJECTIVE | VERB + SILVER ADJECTIVE➤Commonwealth, Olympic英聯邦運動會／奧林匹克運動會銀牌VERB + SILVER➤be awarded, earn, get, land, informal) , secure, take, win獲得銀牌；贏得銀牌；拿到銀牌◇She got a silver in the long jump.她在跳遠比賽中獲得了銀牌。◇Her run was enough to secure silver for the team.她的得分使她所在的隊能穩獲一枚銀牌。◇He took the silver this year.他今年獲得了銀牌。➤snatch奪走銀牌◇She managed to snatch the silver from the defending champion.她從衞冕冠軍手裏奪走了銀牌。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2244 COCA: 2439
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2244 COCA: 2439
silver
Metals: aluminium, aluminum, barium...
General words for tableware and earthenware: bone china, canteen, china...
Historical and valuable objects and their collection: antiquarian, antiquarian, antique...
General words for money, cash and coins: banknote, bill, bread...
Colours: apricot, aqua, aquamarine...
Medals and prizes for winners of competitions and races: blue riband, blue ribbon, bronze...
Made of a particular metal: brazen, bronze, cast-iron...
Words used to describe specific colours: alabaster, amber, amethyst...

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