precious metal
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌprecious ˈmetal noun [countable, uncountable] HCMa rare and valuable metal such as gold or silver 贵金属
Examples from the Corpus
precious metal• Watches whose cases are made wholly or mainly of precious metal.• Not all plating was of precious metal.• Some analysts argue that it should, since demand for the precious metal exceeds supplies.• The economic recession around the world was not generally helpful to precious metal prices.ˌprecious ˈmetal nounChineseSyllable
Corpus valuable rare such a or as metal and gold
precious metal
ˌprecious ˈmetal
noun [uncountable and countable]
a rare and valuable metal such as gold or silver
ˌprecious ˈmetal
noun [uncountable and countable]a rare and valuable metal such as gold or silver