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单词 golden
释义 gold·en
I. \ˈgōldən\ adjective
(usually -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from gold (I) + -en
1.
 a. : consisting of or relating to gold : made of gold
  < a purse with a golden frame — F.M.Stenton >
 b. : containing, bearing, or abounding in gold : auriferous
2.
 a. : having the color of gold
  < golden grain >
 b. : blond — used of the color of hair
3. : having the luster or sheen of gold : shining, aureate
 < there is a golden brightness in the air — Amy Lowell >
4. : characterized by a high degree of excellence : approaching a standard of perfection : superb
 < there was a quality of golden goodness about him — Willa Cather >
5. : characterized by great prosperity, happiness, and achievement : flourishing, spacious
 < the world's great age begins anew, the golden years return — P.B.Shelley >
 < the golden days of river steamboats — American Guide Series: Arkansas >
6.
 a. : radiant, youthful, or vigorous in person or manner
  < golden lads and girls all must, as chimney sweepers, come to dust — Shakespeare >
 b. : colorful and successful especially in athletics : possessed of a variety of talents that promise worldly success : popular and charming : white-headed — often used with boy
  < the golden boys of the airlines >
  < a golden boy who comes to dust — New Republic >
7. : constituting or yielding wealth : profitable
 < Pakistan's golden fiber, jute — William Costello >
8. : highly favorable : opportunely advantageous
 < the first affirmative speaker in a debate has a golden opportunity to influence the audience — A.T.Weaver >
 < if management fails to step in to fill their needs it passes up a golden opportunity — Bruce Payne >
 < had the golden opportunity to utilize a famous squelch — Bennett Cerf >
 < golden opportunities for anyone with some originality — W.H.Dowdeswell >
9. : of, relating to, or marking a 50th anniversary
10. : rich and mellow in timbre or resonance
 < the song of the wood thrush is more golden and leisurely — John Burroughs >
 < had a smooth golden tenor — Current Biography >
gold·en·ly adverb
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to make golden in color
 < a full moon … goldened the road — Edward Kimbrough >
intransitive verb
: to take on a golden color
 < the pumpkin ripened and goldened — J.M.Neale >
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