silver

noun

1. 银
   a chemical element. Silver is a greyish-white precious metal used for making coins, jewellery, decorative objects, etc.
   1. a silver chain
      银链
   2. made of solid silver
      纯银制造
   3. a silver mine
      银矿
2. 银币（银或似银金属制成的硬币）
   coins that are made of silver or a metal that looks like silver
   1. I need £2 in silver for the parking meter.
      我需要在停车收费器里投2英镑银币。
3. 银器
   dishes, decorative objects, etc. that are made of silver
   1. They've had to sell the family silver to pay the bills.
      他们不得已卖掉家传的银器去支付账单。
4. 银色；银白色；银灰色
   a shiny greyish-white colour
   1. She won silver in last year's championships.
      她在去年的锦标赛上获得银牌。
   2. The team won two silvers and a bronze.
      这个运动队获得两枚银牌和一枚铜牌。
5. 银色；银白色；银灰色
   a shiny greyish-white colour
   1. She won silver in last year's championships.
      她在去年的锦标赛上获得银牌。
   2. The team won two silvers and a bronze.
      这个运动队获得两枚银牌和一枚铜牌。

adj.

1. 银色的；银白色的；银灰色的
   shiny greyish-white in colour
   1. a silver car
      银灰色汽车
   2. silver hair
      银发

verb

1. 给…镀（或包）银；给…镀（或包）似银的物质
   to cover the surface of sth with a thin layer of silver or sth that looks like silver
2. 使具有银色光泽；使变成银色
   to make sth become bright like silver
   1. Moonlight was silvering the countryside.
      月光下的乡村泛着银光。

1. N-UNCOUNT 银
   Silver is a valuable pale grey metal that is used for making jewellery and ornaments.
   1. ...a hand-crafted brooch made from silver.
      一枚手工银制胸针
   2. ...amber earrings set in silver.
      镶琥珀的银耳环
   3. ...silver teaspoons.
      银茶匙
2. N-UNCOUNT 银币
   Silver consists of coins that are made from silver or that look like silver.
   1. ...the basement where £150,000 in silver was buried.
      埋有 150,000 英镑银币的地下室
3. N-UNCOUNT 银器(尤指餐具)
   You can use silver to refer to all the things in a house that are made of silver, especially the cutlery and dishes.
   1. He beat the rugs and polished the silver.
      他拍打去地毯上的灰尘，还擦拭了银器。
4. COLOUR 银色;银灰色;银白色
   Silver is used to describe things that are shiny and pale grey in colour.
   1. He had thick silver hair which needed cutting.
      他浓密的银发该理理了。
   2. ...a silver sports car...
      一辆银色跑车
   3. Using silver tape, they taped all the doors and windows shut.
      他们用银色的胶带将所有的门窗都封起来了。
5. N-VAR 同 silver medal
   A silver is the same as a silver medal .
   1. Britain went on to take bronze and then followed it up by winning silver in the World Cup.
      英国斩获了铜牌，接下来又赢得了世界杯的银牌。
6. born with a silver spoon in your mouth → see: spoon

1. He bequeathed all his silver to his children.
   他把他所有的钱财都留给了孩子。
2. Herbert Blocker of Germany, one of the oldest competitors, won the individual silver medal.
   德国的赫伯特·布洛克尔是年纪最大的选手之一，赢得了个人项目的银牌。
3. The drawing-room was a cool silver green.
   客厅是冷色调的银绿色。
4. Round her neck was a cross on a silver chain
   她脖子上戴着一条银项链，上面挂着个十字架。
5. The silver trophy was donated by a Leicester businessman.
   银制奖杯是由一个莱斯特的商人捐赠的。
6. The insurance company paid out for the stolen jewellery and silver
   保险公司赔付了遭窃的珠宝和银器。
7. Silver is the most malleable of all metals.
   银是延展性最好的金属。
8. He had painted all the wood with metallic silver paint
   他给所有的木材都涂上了一层闪耀着金属光泽的银漆。
9. He smashed a window to get in and nicked a load of silver cups
   他破窗而入，偷走了很多银杯。
10. Silver overlay is bonded to the entire surface.
    整个表面都镀了一层银。
11. A thousand pounds worth of jewellery and silver has been stolen.
    价值1,000英镑的珠宝和银饰被盗。
12. A three-foot-high silver World Championship cup takes pride of place near a carved wooden chair
    一个3英尺高的世界锦标赛银质奖杯放在一把木雕椅附近，位置非常显眼。
13. Coffee steamed in the richly decorated silver pot.
    咖啡在装饰精美的银壶中冒着热气。
14. He beat the rugs and polished the silver.
    他拍打去地毯上的灰尘，还擦拭了银器。
15. He had thick silver hair which needed cutting.
    他浓密的银发该理理了。
16. Using silver tape, they taped all the doors and windows shut.
    他们用银色的胶带将所有的门窗都封起来了。
17. Britain went on to take bronze and then followed it up by winning silver in the World Cup.
    英国斩获了铜牌，接下来又赢得了世界杯的银牌。
18. As they say, every cloud has a silver lining. We have drawn lessons from the decisions taken.
    正如他们所说，黑暗中总有一线光明，我们已从所作的决定中汲取了教训。
19. Gillingham won the silver medal in the 200 metres at Seoul.
    吉林厄姆在首尔赢得了200米比赛的银牌。
20. Marlon Brando, Steve McQueen, and James Dean are now legends of the silver screen
    马龙·白兰度、史蒂夫·麦奎因和詹姆斯·迪恩现在成了银幕上的的传奇人物。
21. He and Helen celebrated their silver wedding last year.
    他和海伦去年庆祝了他们的银婚。
22. The dagger stuck tightly in the silver scabbard.
    匕首牢牢地卡在银质刀鞘中。
23. 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。
24. a silver, frozen tongue of water.
    一条冻结了的银色水舌
25. He had a Rolls-Royce, and he traded it in for two matching silver Range Rovers
    他有辆劳斯莱斯，他把它折价贴换了两辆外形相配的银色路虎车。
26. beautiful silver and turquoise jewelry and pottery.
    美丽的银饰和绿松石珠宝与陶器
27. He makes decorative vessels in copper, stainless steel and silver.
    他用铜、不锈钢和银制造装饰性器皿。
28. In a silver frame on the table there is a photograph of her son.
    桌上的银框中有一张她儿子的相片。
29. Since 1979, the state has given gold and silver awards for the best industrial artifacts.
    从1979年以来国家为优秀工艺品颁发了金奖和银奖。

n.

on a silver platter

• 无须费劲；唾手可得
  if you are given sth on a silver platter , you do not have to do much to get it
  1. These rich kids expect to have it all handed to them on a silver platter.
     这些富家子弟指望一切都有人拱手送上。

born with a silver spoon in your mouth

• 生于富裕之家；出身富裕
  having rich parents

every cloud has a silver lining

• 黑暗中总有一线光明
  every sad or difficult situation has a positive side

cross sb's palm with silver

• 为得到好处而给某人钱；（尤指）付钱请人算命
  to give sb money so that they will do you a favour, especially tell your fortune

noun

1. silverware eating utensils

   Synonym:    flatware

2. a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition

   Synonym:    silver medal

3. a light shade of grey

   Synonym:    ash greyash graysilver greysilver gray

4. coins made of silver

5. a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal

   Synonym:    Agatomic number 47

verb

1. turn silver
   1. The man's hair silvered very attractively

2. make silver in color
   1. Her worries had silvered her hair

3. coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam
   1. silver the necklace

adj

1. expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
   1. able to dazzle with his facile tongue
   2. silver speech

   Synonym:    eloquentfacilefluentsilver-tonguedsmooth-spoken

2. having the white lustrous sheen of silver
   1. a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap
   2. repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen

   Synonym:    silvernsilvery

3. of lustrous grey
   1. silvery hair

   Synonym:    argentsilverysilverish

4. made from or largely consisting of silver
   1. silver bracelets