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单词 bronzes
释义

bronze

1 of 2

verb

ˈbränz How to pronounce bronze (audio)
bronzed; bronzing

transitive verb

: to give the appearance of bronze to
a bronzed sculpture
also : tan sense 1
bronzer noun

bronze

2 of 2

noun

often attributive
1
a
: an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
b
: any of various copper-base alloys with little or no tin
2
: a sculpture or artifact of bronze
3
: a moderate yellowish brown
4
: a bronze medal awarded as the third prize in a competition
bronzy
ˈbrän-zē How to pronounce bronze (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Noun a statue cast in bronze a bronze of the president She won a bronze in skiing.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Limited to 4040 copies, the special edition includes cool tri-colored stripes and bronze 17-inch rims. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 24 May 2022 Westmont native Tori Franklin became the first U.S. woman to medal in the triple jump at the track and field world championships, leaping to bronze Monday with a fifth attempt of 14.72 meters. Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2022 Both Crouser and Kovacs praised the record-setting day for Awontunde, who threw three personal records in fighting his way to bronze. Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 18 July 2022 Kerley, 27, is the Tokyo Olympics silver medalist in the 100 and the 2019 world championships bronze medalist in the 400. oregonlive, 10 July 2022 So applying a self-tanner or going to a tanning salon specializing in spray tanning, not to be confused with a tanning bed, can help revitalize the skin again. Self-tanning and getting spray-tanned does more than just bronze up the skin. Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 3 June 2022 Will bronze medals become silver and silver become gold? Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2022 Brothers Liu Shaoang and Liu Shaolin Sandor led Hungary to bronze in the relay. Beth Harris, ajc, 5 Feb. 2022 The centerpiece’s spiral starts in a copper shade before moving to bronze, then, finally, tapering off into gold toward the top. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 May 2022
Noun
Except there’s a large bronze plaque on the front porch, next to the door. Jerry Carino, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 There’s the iconic Washington: buzzing with politicians, studded with stone and bronze monuments, filled with sprawling museums. Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 The Pam & Tommy starlet stepped out on the red carpet for the 74th annual Emmy Awards in a molten bronze look from Versace. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Sep. 2022 The star attended the event with designer Michael Kors, who dressed her in a bronze one-shoulder gown. Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 The Americans have won gold seven times, silver once and now have a bronze. San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Sep. 2022 In this bathroom, a new bronze faucet modernizes the old sink. Kit Selzer, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2022 Fort Smith removed its historical flag display and bronze markers from Riverfront Park in 2020. Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2022 The Embrace, a 20-foot-high circular bronze that depicts the Kings’ arms intertwined, based on a detail from a photograph of the couple embracing after he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Stephen Wallis, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French, from Italian bronzo

First Known Use

Verb

1645, in the meaning defined above

Noun

circa 1721, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

bronze 1 of 2

noun

ˈbränz How to pronounce bronze (audio)
1
: an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
2
: a yellowish brown color
3
: a medal made of bronze given to the third place winner in a competition

bronze

2 of 2

adjective

1
: made of bronze
2
: having a yellowish brown color

bronzes

noun

plural of bronze
as in golds

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