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单词 silver bullet
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Definition of silver bullet in English:

silver bullet

noun
  • 1A bullet made of silver, supposedly the only weapon that could kill a werewolf.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Back in the old days, the only cure for a werewolf was a silver bullet.
    • She looked closely at it and said, ‘Kind of like the silver bullet that killed the werewolf’.
    • For the benefit of those unfamiliar with the habits of werewolves, it's revealed through this story-with-a-twist that they only come out at night, and can only be killed by a silver bullet.
    • In the old days, a silver bullet, a dose of sunlight or a stake through the chest would be enough.
    • You've probably heard about that bit of lore where a werewolf can only be killed by a silver bullet.
    1. 1.1often with negative A simple and seemingly magical solution to a complicated problem.
      there is no 'silver bullet' that can prevent flooding entirely
      he doesn't expect to find a silver bullet that will cure all forms of asthma
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is not a silver bullet; it does not spell the end of child abuse and neglect.
      • Used properly, arbitration could be an important refinement of modern computer security practices - but it is not a silver bullet.
      • But I've got to tell you it looks at the moment very, very promising, that it could be you know, a sort of a golden bullet or a silver bullet if you like.
      • Dealing with the digital divide is beyond the scope of any single initiative and technology is not a silver bullet for the world's problems.
      • Employers would be wise to look for ways to contain these costs, but there is not a silver bullet.
      • While antibiotics are hardly a silver bullet and they are useless against viruses, they raise the simple possibility of treatment for bacterial or fungal illnesses.
      • There will never be a silver bullet in security, just like there is never a silver bullet in any other line of work, but does that mean we should give up trying?
      • The term is kind of a joke; calling something a silver bullet is a way of saying that it's supposed to do something impossible.
      • It is not a silver bullet, but a useful tool in helping combat these problems.
      • Nor will the introduction of incentives be a silver bullet that resolves all problems in the industry.
      • I don't think these allegations will prove to be the silver bullet.
      • This bill is not a silver bullet; it will not eradicate all binge drinking.
      • The academic literature on DDT and malaria doesn't suggest that DDT is the anti-malaria silver bullet that some people make it out to be.
      • Finding a vaccine that could prevent AIDS is considered the silver bullet for the developing world.
      • I acknowledge that a database is not the silver bullet.
      • Like so much in politics, I don't think there is a silver bullet here.
      • Destroying any insurgency is a complex, long-term task for which there is no smart weapon, silver bullet, or critical node that assures quick victory.
      • Parental leave seems to play an important role in easing some of these issues, but it is by no means a silver bullet.
      • The timing of the new highway bill will not be the silver bullet to help us this year.
      • ‘I'm not saying I've discovered the silver bullet,’ Garique says.
 
 

Definition of silver bullet in US English:

silver bullet

noun
  • 1A bullet made of silver, used in fiction as a supposedly magical method of killing werewolves.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You've probably heard about that bit of lore where a werewolf can only be killed by a silver bullet.
    • In the old days, a silver bullet, a dose of sunlight or a stake through the chest would be enough.
    • She looked closely at it and said, ‘Kind of like the silver bullet that killed the werewolf’.
    • Back in the old days, the only cure for a werewolf was a silver bullet.
    • For the benefit of those unfamiliar with the habits of werewolves, it's revealed through this story-with-a-twist that they only come out at night, and can only be killed by a silver bullet.
    1. 1.1often with negative A simple and seemingly magical solution to a complicated problem.
      there is no 'silver bullet' that can prevent flooding entirely
      he doesn't expect to find a silver bullet that will cure all forms of asthma
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Like so much in politics, I don't think there is a silver bullet here.
      • The timing of the new highway bill will not be the silver bullet to help us this year.
      • It is not a silver bullet, but a useful tool in helping combat these problems.
      • The term is kind of a joke; calling something a silver bullet is a way of saying that it's supposed to do something impossible.
      • Finding a vaccine that could prevent AIDS is considered the silver bullet for the developing world.
      • Dealing with the digital divide is beyond the scope of any single initiative and technology is not a silver bullet for the world's problems.
      • Used properly, arbitration could be an important refinement of modern computer security practices - but it is not a silver bullet.
      • I acknowledge that a database is not the silver bullet.
      • It is not a silver bullet; it does not spell the end of child abuse and neglect.
      • While antibiotics are hardly a silver bullet and they are useless against viruses, they raise the simple possibility of treatment for bacterial or fungal illnesses.
      • ‘I'm not saying I've discovered the silver bullet,’ Garique says.
      • But I've got to tell you it looks at the moment very, very promising, that it could be you know, a sort of a golden bullet or a silver bullet if you like.
      • There will never be a silver bullet in security, just like there is never a silver bullet in any other line of work, but does that mean we should give up trying?
      • Destroying any insurgency is a complex, long-term task for which there is no smart weapon, silver bullet, or critical node that assures quick victory.
      • Nor will the introduction of incentives be a silver bullet that resolves all problems in the industry.
      • I don't think these allegations will prove to be the silver bullet.
      • Parental leave seems to play an important role in easing some of these issues, but it is by no means a silver bullet.
      • Employers would be wise to look for ways to contain these costs, but there is not a silver bullet.
      • This bill is not a silver bullet; it will not eradicate all binge drinking.
      • The academic literature on DDT and malaria doesn't suggest that DDT is the anti-malaria silver bullet that some people make it out to be.
 
 
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