英语词汇“silver”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

silver

释义

noun | adjective | verb

silversilver1 /ˈsɪlvɚ/ ●●● W3 noun

ETYMOLOGYsilver¹

Origin: Old English seolfor

1[uncountable] (symbol Ag) science, chemistry a valuable shiny light-gray metal that is an element and is used to make jewelry, knives, coins, etc.: a cup made of solid silver2[uncountable] spoons, forks, dishes, etc. that are made of silver: Use a soft cloth to polish the silver.3[uncountable] the color of silver4[countable] a silver medal [Origin: Old English seolfor]

noun | adjective | verb

silversilver2 ●●● W3 adjective 1made of silver: a silver necklace2having the color of silver: a silver Mercedes3give/hand something to somebody on a silver platter to make it very easy for someone to get something or succeed at something4silver bullet a quick painless cure for an illness, or something that solves a difficult problem in an easy way: More investment isn’t a silver bullet for poor neighborhoods. → see also be born with a silver spoon in your mouth at born (7), every cloud has a silver lining at cloud1 (6)

noun | adjective | verb

silversilver3 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

silver

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	silver
	he, she, it	silvers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	silvered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have silvered
	he, she, it	has silvered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had silvered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will silver
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have silvered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am silvering
	he, she, it	is silvering
	you, we, they	are silvering
Past	I, he, she, it	was silvering
	you, we, they	were silvering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been silvering
	he, she, it	has been silvering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been silvering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be silvering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been silvering

1to cover a surface with a thin shiny layer of silver or another metal, for example in order to make a mirror2literary to make something shine and look the color of silver → gild

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