metal

noun

1. 金属
   a type of solid mineral substance that is usually hard and shiny and that heat and electricity can travel through, for example tin, iron, and gold
   1. a piece of metal
      一块金属
   2. a metal pipe/bar/box
      金属管 / 棍 / 盒子
   3. The frame is made of metal.
      框子是用金属做的。

1. See also: ...pieces of furniture in wood, metal and glass... He hit his head against a metal bar. base metal

1. The profits rise was achieved against a backdrop of falling metal prices.
   在金属价格下跌的背景下，利润提高了。
2. Along each wall stretched green metal filing cabinets.
   绿色金属文件柜靠着各面墙依次排开。
3. Surgeons placed a metal band around the knee cap to help it knit back together.
   外科医生在膝盖骨上套了个金属箍以帮助其愈合。
4. Clean the metal with a soft dry cloth
   用柔软的干布擦拭金属。
5. When nuclear fuel is manufactured it is encased in metal cans
   核燃料生产出来后被装在金属罐中。
6. A typical fluorescent lamp is a tube with metal electrodes at each end.
   日光灯通常是一根两端装有金属电极的管子。
7. The problem turned out to be metal fatigue in the fuselage.
   问题原来是飞机机身出现金属疲劳。
8. He managed to grasp the metal, get a firm grip of it and heave his body upwards.
   他设法牢牢抓住了那个金属物，把整个身子往上提。
9. He took out a metal flask from a canvas bag.
   他从帆布包里拿出一个金属瓶子。
10. With difficulty he released the mattress from the metal frame, and groped beneath it
    他费了很大力气才把床垫从金属架上移开，然后在下面摸索。
11. Anthrax have hooked up with Public Enemy for a metal/ rap version of 'Bring On The Noise'
    炭疽乐队和公敌乐队联手合作了重金属加说唱版的歌曲《带来噪音》。
12. He hit his head against a metal bar.
    他的头撞在一根金属棒上。
13. The metal is then minutely examined to ensure there are no cracks
    然后仔细检查了这块金属，以确保没有裂缝。
14. The molten metal is poured into the mould.
    把熔化的金属倒入铸模。
15. Cars are mostly metal.
    轿车的大部分部件是金属制造的。
16. He reached up with a hooked pole to roll down the metal shutter.
    他用带钩的杆子把金属护窗拉了下来。
17. I prised off the metal rim surrounding one of the dials
    我把其中一个刻度盘的金属边撬开了。
18. He hit the metal steps with a ringing crash.
    只听他咣当一声，摔在了金属台阶上。
19. Neither the timber frame nor metal chassis were protected against rot.
    木构架和金属底盘都没有采取防腐措施。
20. Moths flew in front of it, eventually settling on the rough painted metal.
    几只蛾子在它前面飞，最终落在了那块粗糙的喷漆金属上。
21. A lorry piled with scrap metal had shed its load.
    一辆载满废金属的卡车掉货了。
22. She puts a piece of plastic tubing in her mouth and starts siphoning gas from a huge metal drum
    她把一根塑料管放进嘴里，开始从一个巨大的金属桶里吸气。
23. We liked the bike's spongy handgrip for keeping our hands away from cold metal
    我们喜欢这辆自行车的软把手，有了它，我们的双手就不用再接触冰冷的金属了。
24. The bare metal was sprayed with several coats of primer.
    裸露的金属上被喷上了几层底漆。
25. Wear cotton gloves when cleaning silver, because the acid in your skin can tarnish the metal.
    清洁银器时要戴上棉手套，因为你皮肤里的酸性物质会使它失去光泽。
26. The car was left a mess of twisted metal.
    车子成了一堆扭曲的金属。
27. This metal cuts easily.
    这种金属容易切削。
28. The frame of an airship is made of light but strong metal.
    飞船的框架是用轻而坚固的金属制成的。
29. Tin is a comparatively easy metal to smelt.
    锡是比较容易熔化的金属。
30. The riveter riveted the metal sheets to the ship's bottom.
    铆工把薄金属板铆在船底上。

noun

1. a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
   1. brass is an alloy of zinc and copper

   Synonym:    alloy

2. any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

   Synonym:    metallic element

verb

1. cover with metal