goldnoun
金
a chemical element. Gold is a yellow precious metal used for making coins, jewellery, decorative objects, etc.
a gold bracelet/ring/watch, etc.
金手镯、金戒指、金表等
18-carat gold
18开金
the country's gold reserves
这个国家的黄金储备
made of solid/pure gold
足金 / 纯金制造
金币；金饰品；黄金制品
money, jewellery, etc. that is made of gold
His wife was dripping with (= wearing a lot of) gold.
他的妻子披金戴银。
金色；金黄色
the colour of gold
I love the reds and golds of autumn.
我喜欢秋天的火红色和金黄色。
The team look set to win Olympic gold.
这个队看来可能会拿奥运会金牌。
He won three golds and a bronze.
他获得三枚金牌和一枚铜牌。
not everything that seems good, attractive, etc. is actually good, etc.
a large prize or reward that sb hopes for but is unlikely to get
behaving in a way that other people approve of
孩子们一整天都很乖。
The kids have been as good as gold all day.
to be a very kind person
used to say that it seems easy to make money in a place
to find or do sth that brings you a lot of success or money
他凭借最新的一部小说叩开了成功之门。
He has struck gold with his latest novel.
very useful or valuable
一位优秀的技工是不可多得的。
A good mechanic is worth his weight in gold.
adj.
only before noun金色的
bright yellow in colour, like gold
The company name was spelled out in gold letters.
该公司的名称用烫金字母拼成。
gold
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N-UNCOUNT 黄金
Gold is a valuable, yellow-coloured metal that is used for making jewellery and ornaments, and as an international currency....a sapphire set in gold...
镶嵌在黄金上的蓝宝石
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N-UNCOUNT 金饰物；黄金制品
Gold is jewellery and other things that are made of gold.We handed over all our gold and money.
我们将所有的金首饰和钱都交了出来。
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COLOUR 金色；金黄色
Something that is gold is a bright yellow colour, and is often shiny.I'd been wearing Michel's black and gold shirt.
我一直都穿着米歇尔那件黑色和金色相间的衬衫。
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N-VAR 同gold medal
A gold is the same as a gold medal .His ambition was to win gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996...
他的志向是在1996年亚特兰大奥运会上夺取金牌。
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PHRASE （小孩）规规矩矩的,乖巧的
If you say that a child is being as good as gold, you are emphasizing that they are behaving very well and are not causing you any problems.The boys were as good as gold on our walk.
我们散步的时候，这帮小男孩表现得很乖。
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PHRASE 一颗金子般的心；赤子之心
If you say that someone has a heart of gold, you are emphasizing that they are very good and kind to other people.They are all good boys with hearts of gold. They would never steal.
他们都是有着金子般心灵的好孩子，绝不会干偷摸扒窃之事。
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PHRASE 期望得到的一大笔钱，未来的一桶金（英国英语中亦作a crock of gold）
Money that someone hopes they will get in the future is sometimes referred to as a pot of gold. Also a crock of gold, mainly in British English.I would rather be honest with people than tell them that there is going to be some pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
我宁肯实话实说也不愿意给予他们不切实际的期望。
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See also:fool's gold
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- a deep yellow color
- an amber light illuminated the room
- he admired the gold of her hair
- Synonym: amber
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- something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.
- the child was as good as gold
- she has a heart of gold
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- great wealth
- Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonso
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- coins made of gold
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- a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element;occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits;does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
- Synonym: Au atomic number 79
adj
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- having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
- long aureate (or golden) hair
- a gold carpet
- Synonym: aureate gilded gilt golden
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- made from or covered with gold
- gold coins
- the gold dome of the Capitol
- the golden calf
- gilded icons
- Synonym: golden gilded
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She wore a heavy gold chain around her neck .
她戴着一条粗实的金项链。
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She wore a small gold cross on a chain around her neck .
她脖子上戴了一条项链，上面挂着个金的小十字架。
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Thousands moved to the area to prospect for gold .
数以千计的人涌入那个地区淘金。
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A good mechanic is worth his weight in gold .
一位优秀的技工是不可多得的。
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She is one of Canada 's best prospects for a gold medal .
她是加拿大最有希望夺金的选手之一。
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Tickets for the final are like gold dust .
决赛票很难弄到。
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She wore a simple band of gold on her finger .
她戴着一枚净面的金戒指。
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It was once thought that lead could be transmuted into gold .
有人曾经认为铅可以变成黄金。
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Inside the box was a gold watch .
盒子里装着一只金表。
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Holmes ran a fine race to take the gold medal .
霍姆斯赛跑表现不错，获得了金牌。
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He has struck gold with his latest novel .
他凭借最新的一部小说叩开了成功之门。
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The company name was spelled out in gold letters .
该公司的名称用烫金字母拼成。
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They were mining for gold .
他们在开采黄金。
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The blue fabric was interwoven with red and gold thread .
蓝布中交织着红色和金色的线。
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The maker 's name was stamped in gold on the box .
盒子上盖有制作者的金字印章。
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She overcame injury to win the Olympic gold medal .
她战胜了伤痛，赢得了奥运会金牌。
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She prophesied that she would win a gold medal .
她预言自己将赢得金牌。
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She came out of retirement to win two gold medals at the championships .
她复出后在锦标赛上赢得了两枚金牌。
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She is hoping to win the gold medal .
她希望赢得金牌。
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The gold is beaten out into thin strips .
金子被锤打成了薄薄的长条。
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The diamond is mounted in gold .
这颗钻石镶在金饰物上。
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The year before last he won a gold medal , and the year before that he won a silver .
他前年得了一枚金牌，大前年得了一枚银牌。
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The fabric was red , flecked with gold .
织物是红色的，带有金黄色的斑点。
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Curtis is on track for the gold medal .
柯蒂斯正踏上夺取金牌之途。
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The table was decorated with gold inlay .
桌子装饰着黄金镶嵌的图案。
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The gold colouring had begun to rub off .
金黄色已经开始剥落了。
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He sometimes fantasized about winning the gold medal .
他有时幻想赢得金牌的情景。
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The chocolates are individually wrapped in gold foil .
巧克力用金箔纸一颗颗独立包装。
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I love the reds and golds of autumn .
我喜欢秋天的火红色和金黄色。
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A photo , a book of poems and a gold ring ─ this was the sum total of his possessions .
一张照片、一本诗集和一枚金戒指——这就是他的全部家当。
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