单词	quicksilver
释义	quicksilver /ˈkwɪksɪlvə / noun [mass noun] 1The liquid metal mercury.Mercury has long been known also by the name quicksilver, because it is a silver liquid.... It is the secret, the mystery of quicksilver, that a metal of such enormous density can yet remain liquid. California exported nearly all its silver to Asian markets, as well as much of its quicksilver [mercury], which was a key new element in improving the extraction of precious metals from ore. 1.1 [as modifier] Moving or changing rapidly and unpredictably: his quicksilver wit... Tex Avery had wit, quicksilver charm, and near-boundless inventive genius. And another quicksilver attack saw Carlton cross for the rapidly arriving Twiss - but Uberschar deflected his shot for a corner. But he is an immensely gifted comic, with a quicksilver imagination which is like a video player permanently jammed in fast-forward.
随便看	Mandela University Mandelbrot, Benoît posse comitatus Posse Comitatus Act posser possess possessable possessed possessible possessingly possession possessional possessionary possessionate possessioned possessioner possessionless possession order possessive possessive determiner possessively possessiveness possessive pronoun possessor possessoress

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