silver

英 ["sjlvY] 美 ["sjlvZ]

n. (Silver)人名；(法)西爾韋；(英、德、芬、瑞典)西爾弗

n. 銀；銀器；銀幣；銀質獎章；餐具；銀灰色

adj. 銀的；含銀的；有銀色光澤的；口才流利的；第二十五週年的婚姻

vi. 變成銀色

vt. 鍍銀；使有銀色光澤

片語短語：

sterling silver標準純銀，法定純度銀製成品

silver medal銀質獎章；銀牌獎

silver lining（不幸或失望中的）一線希望；烏雲周圍的白光

英文解釋及例句：

1.

N-UNCOUNT Silver is a valuable pale grey metal that is used for making jewellery and ornaments. 銀

例：

...a hand-crafted brooch made from silver.

…一枚銀製的手工胸針。

...amber earrings set in silver.

…鑲於銀中的琥珀耳環。

2.

N-UNCOUNT Silver consists of coins that are made from silver or that look like silver. 銀幣

例：

...the basement where $150,000 in silver was buried.

…埋著15萬美元銀幣的地下室。

3.

N-UNCOUNT You can use silver to refer to all the things in a house that are made of silver, especially the cutlery and dishes. 銀器

例：

He beat the rugs and polished the silver.

他拍打了地毯，擦亮了銀器。

4.

COLOR Silver is used to describe things that are shiny and pale grey in colour. 銀色的

例：

He had thick silver hair which needed cutting.

他有一頭需要修剪的濃密銀髮。