silk

noun

1. （蚕）丝
   fine soft thread produced by silkworms
2. 丝织物；丝绸
   a type of fine smooth cloth made from silk thread
   1. a silk blouse
      女式丝绸衬衫
   2. silk stockings
      长筒丝袜
   3. made of pure silk
      纯丝做的
   4. Her skin was as smooth as silk .
      她的皮肤像丝绸一样光滑。
3. （用于缝纫的）丝线
   silk thread used for sewing
4. 丝绸衣服（尤指骑师在赛马时穿的彩色赛马衫）
   clothes made of silk , especially the coloured shirts worn by people riding horses in a race (= jockeys )
5. 王室律师；王室法律顾问
   a type of lawyer who represents the government (= a King's/Queen's counsel )
   1. to take silk (= to become this type of lawyer)
      担任王室律师

1. N-MASS 蚕丝;丝绸;丝线
   Silk is a substance which is made into smooth fine cloth and sewing thread. You can also refer to this cloth or thread as silk .
   1. They continued to get their silks from China...
      他们继续从中国购买丝绸。
   2. Pauline wore a silk dress with a strand of pearls.
      保利娜穿了件丝绸长裙，戴了串珍珠。
   3. ...softer-looking shades in silk.
      看上去更柔和的丝绸颜色
2. N-UNCOUNT (蜘蛛等所分泌的)丝
   You can refer to the substance produced by some creatures such as spiders as silk .
   1. ...the silk threads of a spider's web.
      蜘蛛网的丝线

1. Her silk dress was sky-blue, the colour of her eyes
   她的丝绸连衣裙是天蓝色的，和她眼睛的颜色一样。
2. Silk was used with wool for contrast.
   丝绸和毛料用在一起以形成对比。
3. Zurich's affluence came initially from cornering a sizeable chunk of the 14th Century silk trade.
   苏黎世的富足最初来自于14世纪对丝绸贸易的高度垄断。
4. She stood up, frowning at the creases in her silk dress
   她站起身来，看到丝裙上的褶痕皱起了眉头。
5. Nothing to be heard but the soft flap of a silk banner.
   万籁俱寂，只有一面绸制旗子轻轻飘动的响声。
6. He was wearing a cream silk shirt and a tartan golfing cap.
   他身着一件米色丝绸衬衫，头戴一顶花格子高尔夫球帽。
7. It is softer than cotton and nylon and has a similar lustre to silk.
   它较棉布和尼龙柔软，光泽则与丝绸相仿。
8. I think silk ties can be quite nice
   我认为丝绸领带相当不错。
9. She opened the tie box and looked at her purchase. It was silk, with maroon stripes.
   她打开领带盒，看着她买回的东西：一条带有褐红色条纹的丝制领带。
10. She wore purple and green silk.
    她穿着紫绿相间的绸缎衣服。
11. Dena bought rolls of silk that seemed ridiculously cheap
    德娜买了几卷看起来非常次的丝绸。
12. They continued to get their silks from China
    他们继续从中国购买丝绸。
13. Pauline wore a silk dress with a strand of pearls.
    保利娜穿了件丝绸长裙，戴了串珍珠。
14. He was wearing a blue silk singlet and boxer shorts.
    他穿着一件蓝色丝绸背心和平脚短裤。
15. Her silk shirtdress was sky-blue, the colour of her eyes.
    她一袭天蓝色的真丝衬衫式连身裙，和她的双眸颜色一样。
16. She wore a sleeveless silk dress.
    她身穿一袭无袖真丝连衣裙。
17. Natural fabrics like silk and wool are better insulators than synthetics.
    丝绸和羊毛之类的纯天然织物比合成纤维的保暖性更好。
18. I bought a great tie-dyed silk scarf.
    我买了条非常好的扎染丝巾。
19. From somewhere, he had unearthed a black silk suit
    他不知从哪里找来了一套黑色的丝绸衣服。
20. Then she untied her silk scarf.
    然后她把丝巾解下来。
21. Silkworms spin silk.
    蚕吐丝。
22. It is woven of [ from] silk.
    这是用丝织成的。
23. China was the first country in the world to cultivate silkworms and develop silk weaving. More than 3,000 years ago, sericulture and silk weaving were already significantly developed.
    中国是世界上最早发明养蚕和丝织的国家；早在3,000多年以前，蚕桑、丝织已相当发达。
24. One strand of silk doesn't make a thread; one tree doesn't make a forest.
    单丝不成线，独木不成林。
25. Both the colour and pattern of this printed silk are very subdued and in good taste.
    这块绸子的花色很淡雅。
26. This painting on silk is in tatters.
    这张帛画已经破碎了。
27. The river lies as smooth as silk.
    江平如练。
28. You could back your dress with silk.
    你可以用绸子作衣服衬里。
29. This kind of silk clothing should be dried in the shade.
    这种丝绸衣服应阴干。

n.

make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

• 用劣材制精品；化腐朽为神奇
  to succeed in making sth good out of material that does not seem very good at all

noun

1. a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

2. animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders