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单词 24-carat
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Definition of 24-carat in English:

24-carat

adjective
  • 1(of gold) pure.

    gold leaf made up of 24-carat gold mixed with platinum
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She started complaining about how heavy her 24-carat ring was and that her finger hurt.
    • The company honored its distributors for their outstanding performance in the marketplace as well as for the roles they play in their communities, awarding 27 statuettes made of 24-carat gold.
    • The room would also need to be renovated as the flag would be placed in a box coated with 24-carat gold.
    • A panorama of the Houses of Parliament is sculpted in silver and 24-carat gold, along with the lion and unicorn from the royal standard.
    • Painstaking gilding with 24-carat gold follows.
    • His work mixes precious and non-precious elements, from plastics to sea pearls to 24-carat gold.
    • Above the doorways, cherubs cluster around rich pediments and everywhere there is the sparkle of freshly-applied 24-carat gilding.
    • The gallery creates one-off pieces based around the 24-carat gold discs presented to artists in the music industry.
    • The cribs are made from a combination of silver and brass with 24-carat gold plating, each with their own intricate design.
    • Each soap is dusted with 24-carat gold, wrapped in silk and tied with a feather.
    Synonyms
    pure, unalloyed, unmixed, unadulterated, genuine, complete
    1. 1.1 Genuine; trustworthy.
      the 24-carat project manager was supplied by the company
      the sources were 24-carat—not third-hand or second-hand
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He was and always will be a 24-carat legend.
      • While holding a guard hostage, he demanded an inflatable doll, a helicopter and a cup of tea as ransom, leading one staff member to describe him as "a 24-carat nutter".
      • The two ballads are 24-carat classics.
      • This is 24-carat naturalistic, understated acting of a kind one rarely sees.
      • If you're lucky, you might get the chance once in your career to sit down and have a face-to-face chat with a true, 24-carat sporting legend.
      • It has, for nearly 20 years, been a 24-carat democracy.
      • He has developed from a gangling, awkward teenager to a genuine 24-carat world-class star.
 
 

Definition of 24-carat in US English:

24-carat

adjective
  • 1(of gold) pure.

    gold leaf made up of 24-carat gold mixed with platinum
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A panorama of the Houses of Parliament is sculpted in silver and 24-carat gold, along with the lion and unicorn from the royal standard.
    • The room would also need to be renovated as the flag would be placed in a box coated with 24-carat gold.
    • The gallery creates one-off pieces based around the 24-carat gold discs presented to artists in the music industry.
    • Above the doorways, cherubs cluster around rich pediments and everywhere there is the sparkle of freshly-applied 24-carat gilding.
    • His work mixes precious and non-precious elements, from plastics to sea pearls to 24-carat gold.
    • The company honored its distributors for their outstanding performance in the marketplace as well as for the roles they play in their communities, awarding 27 statuettes made of 24-carat gold.
    • Painstaking gilding with 24-carat gold follows.
    • The cribs are made from a combination of silver and brass with 24-carat gold plating, each with their own intricate design.
    • Each soap is dusted with 24-carat gold, wrapped in silk and tied with a feather.
    • She started complaining about how heavy her 24-carat ring was and that her finger hurt.
    Synonyms
    pure, unalloyed, unmixed, unadulterated, genuine, complete
    1. 1.1 Genuine; trustworthy.
      the 24-carat project manager was supplied by the company
      the sources were 24-carat—not third-hand or second-hand
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It has, for nearly 20 years, been a 24-carat democracy.
      • He has developed from a gangling, awkward teenager to a genuine 24-carat world-class star.
      • The two ballads are 24-carat classics.
      • If you're lucky, you might get the chance once in your career to sit down and have a face-to-face chat with a true, 24-carat sporting legend.
      • While holding a guard hostage, he demanded an inflatable doll, a helicopter and a cup of tea as ransom, leading one staff member to describe him as "a 24-carat nutter".
      • This is 24-carat naturalistic, understated acting of a kind one rarely sees.
      • He was and always will be a 24-carat legend.
 
 
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