silver

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sil·ver1 /ˈsɪlvə $ -ər/ ●●● W3 noun  1  [uncountable]HCM a valuable shiny, light grey metal that is used to make jewellery, knives, coins etc. It is a chemical element: symbol Ag 银〔一种化学元素，符号为 Ag〕 a silver necklace 银项链 cups made of solid silver 纯银的杯子 →4  See picture of 见图 MATERIAL 12  [uncountable]DHC spoons, forks, dishes etc that are made of silver 银餐具〔如汤匙、叉子、碟子等〕 SYN silverware It was my job to polish the silver. 我的工作是擦亮银餐具。3  [countable, uncountable]CC the colour of silver 银（白）色 The lake sparkled with shades of blue and silver. 湖面上泛着蓝色和银白色的波光。 This season’s colours are rich golds and elegant silvers. 本季的流行颜色是富丽的金色和高雅的银色。4  [countable, uncountable] informalDS a silver medal 银牌 He won a silver at the last Olympics. 他在上一届奥运会上获得一枚银牌。5  [uncountable] British EnglishPEC coins that contain silver or are the colour of silver 银币 He put his hand into his pocket and brought out a handful of silver. 他把手伸进口袋，掏出一把银币。

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silver• I ended up with a silver.• Also remarkable are the paintings, geometrically designed rooms and wide variety of nearly 200-year-old china and silver.• The shuttle was already no more than a streak of silver.• Overnight the cloud had been whisked away and a full moon hovered in the sky, drenching the rooftops with pale silver.• Necklaces, pendants, bracelets, rings; silver and turquoise glittered in the white light.• Use a soft cloth to polish the silver.solid silver• A miniature oak four-poster bed is £30 and a solid silver canteen of cutlery is £44.• The black brows knit, and solid silver laurels bobbed.• Four coins from his mint there are extant; two of them are solid silver, and two are plated.• Solid value in solid silver will pay dividends, but will it show you a profit?• Lucker feels a tug, and reels in a beautiful sea trout, a bullet of solid silver muscle.• It was used to produce a cheaper form of tableware than solid silver.• I can't really imagine it shedding that solid silver butcher's hook, but who knows?• But it was solid silver - and the inscription must have cost a bit as well.

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silver2 ●●● W3 adjective  1  HCMmade of silver 银制的，银质的 a silver teapot 银茶壶 a silver coin 一枚银币 a solid silver brooch 纯银饰针2  CChaving the colour of silver 银（白）色的 an old man with silver hair 一位银发老人3  on a silver platter if something is given to you on a silver platter, you do not have to make any effort to get it 毫不费力，轻易得到 He had a scholarship handed to him on a silver platter. 他毫不费力就拿到了一份奖学金。4  silver bullet American English something that solves a difficult problem very quickly and easily 〔解决难题的〕简捷办法，高招 There is no silver bullet for this problem. 解决这个问题没有特效药。 → be born with a silver spoon in your mouth at born1(8), → every cloud has a silver lining at cloud1(6)

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silver• Think cyber in black, white, silver and crayon colors.• a silver Mercedes• a silver pitcher• He noticed she needed two hands to lift the silver pot.• There are Standard, First and Premier fares, the latter including silver service at seat dining to make the day complete.• He was not now in a tight black jacket, with silver trimmings on black trousers.• Clare could see more rusty chain around the slender, peeling, silver trunk of a nearby birch tree.solid silver• It was used to produce a cheaper form of tableware than solid silver.• But it was solid silver - and the inscription must have cost a bit as well.• Four coins from his mint there are extant; two of them are solid silver, and two are plated.• I can't really imagine it shedding that solid silver butcher's hook, but who knows?• A miniature oak four-poster bed is £30 and a solid silver canteen of cutlery is £44.• The black brows knit, and solid silver laurels bobbed.• Lucker feels a tug, and reels in a beautiful sea trout, a bullet of solid silver muscle.• Solid value in solid silver will pay dividends, but will it show you a profit?silver3 verb [transitive]  1. technicalTIG to cover a surface with a thin shiny layer of silver or another metal in order to make a mirror 给…镀银[金属]〔以制作镜子〕2  literary to make something shine and look the colour of silver 使发出银色光泽，使呈银色 The farmhouse appeared, silvered by the moon. 农舍出现了，在月光下泛着银光。→ See Verb table

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silver• The bare trees were silvered in the moonlight.• Mist silvering the droplets on the bare thorns Slower than the change of daylight.• Below, concertina wires flared their silvered thorns.• The dome was silvered with frost.nSilver  nthe name of the lone ranger‘s horse in a US television show. The Lone Ranger always said ’Hi ho Silver!' before riding away on him.Origin silver1 Old English seolfor

sil·ver1 nounsilver2 adjectivesilver3 verbSilverLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

a shiny, is Corpus metal that used valuable light grey

Silver

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Silver
the name of the Lone Ranger‘s horse in a US television show. The Lone Ranger always said ’Hi ho Silver!' before riding away on him.

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Silver, Long John
⇨ Long John Silver

silver

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sil‧ver¹ S3 /ˈsɪlvə $ -ər/ noun1. [uncountable] a valuable shiny, light grey metal that is used to make jewellery, knives, coins etc. It is a chemical element: symbol Ag:
    a silver necklace
    cups made of solid silver
2. [uncountable] spoons, forks, dishes etc that are made of silver
   SYN  silverware:
    It was my job to polish the silver.
3. [uncountable and countable] the colour of silver:
    The lake sparkled with shades of blue and silver.
    This season’s colours are rich golds and elegant silvers.
4. [uncountable and countable] informal a silver medal:
    He won a silver at the last Olympics.
5. [uncountable] British English coins that contain silver or are the colour of silver:
    He put his hand into his pocket and brought out a handful of silver.

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silver² adjective
1. made of silver:
    a silver teapot
    a silver coin
    a solid silver brooch
2. having the colour of silver:
    an old man with silver hair
3. on a silver platter if something is given to you on a silver platter, you do not have to make any effort to get it:
    He had a scholarship handed to him on a silver platter.
4. silver bullet American English something that solves a difficult problem very quickly and easily:
    There is no silver bullet for this problem.
⇨ be born with a silver spoon in your mouth at born²(8), ⇨ every cloud has a silver lining at cloud¹(6)

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silver³ verb [transitive]
1. technical to cover a surface with a thin shiny layer of silver or another metal in order to make a mirror
2. literary to make something shine and look the colour of silver:
    The farmhouse appeared, silvered by the moon.