单词 | silver |
释义 | silver (once / 69 pages) 1nadjv 2nadjv 3n 4adj WORD FAMILY silver: silver-colored, silvered, silvering, silverish, silverly, silvers, silvery USAGE EXAMPLESO’Farrell is a Democrat who represents the 13th district, which includes parts of Hollywood, Silver Lake and Echo Park. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) If there’s a silver lining, it’s in the growing awareness that costly government regulations stunt the ag economy. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) In Week 1204 the Empress asked for some post-election “silver linings” for those who were less than euphoric over the election results. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1n a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography Syn|Hypo|Hyper Ag, atomic number 47 coin silver a silver of the degree of purity established for making legal silver coins noble metal any metal that is resistant to corrosion or oxidation conductora substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat 2n coins made of silver Hyper precious metal any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry 3n silverware eating utensils Syn|Hyper flatware silverware tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel 4adj made from or largely consisting of silver silver bracelets Syn metal, metallic containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal 5v coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam 2silver the necklace Hyper plate coat with a layer of metal 1n a light shade of grey Syn|Hyper ash gray, ash grey, silver gray, silver grey gray, grayness, grey, greyness a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black 2adj of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver Syn argent, silverish, silvery achromatic, neutral having no hue 3adj having the white lustrous sheen of silver a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap Syn silvern, silvery bright emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts 4v make silver in color Her worries had silvered her hair Hyper color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize add color to 5v turn silver 3The man's hair silvered very attractively Hyper color, colour, discolor, discolour change color, often in an undesired manner n a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition 4Syn|Hyper silver medal prize, trophy something given as a token of victory adj expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively silver speech Syn eloquent, facile, fluent, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken articulate expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language |
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