n. 1.金属;金属制品;金属合金。 2.【化学】金属元素;(opp. alloy);金属性。 3.【徽章】金色;银色。 4.【航海】(全舰)炮数;(一次发出的)炮火力。 5.铸铁熔液;熔解玻璃。 6.(铺路的)碎石料〔通常叫 road metal〕。 7.〔pl.〕〔英国〕铁轨。 8.成色,成分;勇气;气质;根性。 9.【印刷】活字金;排好活字的版。 10.〔英国〕〔总称〕【军事】坦克,装甲车。 11.〔口语〕重金属电子摇滚乐 (=heavy metal)。 短语和例子 base metals 贱金属〔铜、铁、铅等〕;基底金属;碱金属。 heavy metals 重金属;〔总称〕重型坦克[装甲车];重炮;巨弹;强敌。 light metals 轻金属。 noble [perfect, precious] metals 贵金属。 He is of true metal. 他是一个真正有勇气的人。 run off [leave] the metals (火车)出轨。 vt. (〔英国〕 -ll-)用金属包;用碎石铺(路面)。 a metaled road 碎石路。
containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce 同义词:metallic,
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a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper" 同义词:alloy,
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. 同义词:metallic element,
A metal (from Greek "μ?ταλλον" ? métallon, "mine, quarry, metal"μ?ταλλον Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus Digital Librarymetal, on Oxford Dictionaries) is an element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat. Metals are usually shiny, malleable and ductile.
例句与用法
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This process produces corrosion of metals . 这一过程造成金属的腐蚀。
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An oven thermometer uses a metal strip . 加热炉用金属丝作为温度计。
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Electrons in a metal come out of the surface . 金属中的电子逸出表面。
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Cadmium is a good metal for this purpose . 镉是适合这一目的的优良金属。
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Overheated metals may cast badly . 加热过甚的金属可能难浇铸成型。
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Metal sleeves fastened around their stems . 金属套简包着树干。
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This makes a three-ply metal . 这样就制成了一种三层金属材料。
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Another effect of coldness appears in metal . 低温的另一个效应表现在金属中。
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Metal type has been replaced by photocomposition . 金属活字为照相排版所代替。