| 单词 | precious metal |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprecious metal precious metal n. a relatively rare and expensive metal used in jewellery, high-value coins, etc.; spec. gold, silver, or platinum. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] ore?c1225 plate1559 earth1612 precious metal1629 1629 J. Beaumont Bosworth-Field 25 In Brakenburies head, which should be crown'd With precious Metals, and with Bayes adorn'd. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. iv. 30 In the precious metals..even the business of weighing, with proper exactness, requires at least very accurate weights and scales. 1878 F. A. Walker Money x. 195 Whether the loss of the precious metal in the coin results from an external abrasion..or through the clipping or sweating of the coin. 1947 New Yorker 22 Mar. 22 (advt.) Inconel is a beautiful, precious-metal-like alloy. 2004 Independent 2 Aug. 22/2 Many..regard the forests as just another natural resource much like oil, gas and precious metals. < as lemmas |
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