gold

Word family adjectivegoldishgoldlessgoldygold-platednoungold cardgoldcrestgold dustgoldeyegoldfieldgoldfinchgoldfinnygoldfishgoldfish bowlgoldilocksgold leafgold medalgoldminergold rushgoldsizegoldsmithgoldsmithrygoldspinkgold standardgoldstickgoldworkgold

Related topics: Elements, Currencies, Colours, Sport

gold1 /ɡəʊld $ ɡoʊld/ S2 W2 noun

1 [uncountableU]HCMHCE a valuable soft yellow metal that is used to make coins, jewellery etc. It is a chemical element: symbol Au 金〔一种化学元素，符号为Au〕

a gold ring

金戒指

pure/solid gold

solid gold watches

纯金手表

9/18/22/24 carat gold (=a measurement used to show how pure gold is) 9/18/22/24 开金

→ strike gold at strike1(14) →4 See picture of 见图 MATERIAL

2 [uncountableU]DCBPEC coins, jewellery etc made of gold 金币；金首饰；黄金制品

She came to the party dripping with gold (=wearing a lot of gold).

她披金戴银地来参加派对。

3 [countableC, uncountableU]CC the colour of gold 金色，金黄色

The room was decorated in golds and blues.

房间的装修用了金色和蓝色。

Gold looks good on people with dark hair.

深色头发的人很适合金色。

4. [countableC] informalDS a gold medal 金质奖章，金牌 → have a heart of gold at heart1(2)

5. the pot of gold (at the end of the rainbow) (also the crock of gold British EnglishBrE) great wealth or something very good which someone hopes or tries hard to get, but is not very likely to get （彩虹尽头）装满金子的坛子，梦寐以求但不大可能得到的财富[好东西]

Examples from the Corpus

gold• Like Coe, Abrahams finished with a gold and silver.• The finest gold has been changing hands in London - the world's biggest market - for £190 an ounce.• A weekend's sport in California no longer requires a surfboard: panning for gold is now the sport of choice.• Meredith caught the glint of gold in the thread.• Sales of gold from central banks were needed to fill the gap, Gold Fields said.• The flag's colors are red, gold, and blue.• His hair was red, so that Rostov knew that he was Altun, but there were strands of silver among the gold.• Hanson won the gold in the 100-meter dash.

pure/solid gold• That was all part of the job - dig the dirt and then turn it into pure gold.• Links of pure gold may be forged in the flame of adversity.• More and more he pauses to observe a doubloon made of pure gold, fastened into the main mast.• He has-most difficult of all for architects-invented a language unmistakably his own. Solid gold.• At Naïm, House of Hair & Beauty you can treat yourself to solid gold highlights!• And much of that material was pure gold.• The weather was pure gold and wonderful.

Related topics: Colours, Elements

gold2 S3 W3 adjectiveadj

1 HCMmade of gold 金质的

gold watch/chain/ring etc 金表/金链/金戒指等

2 CChaving the colour of gold 金色的，金黄色的

a gold jacket

金色夹克

→ golden

Examples from the Corpus

gold• Mrs or Mme Wyatt wore patent-leather shoes and a smart brownish suit with a gold brooch.• At her girdle hung a gold chain and cross, and she carried a handkerchief and a little prayer book bound in gold.• Did you see these gold chokers?• That means gold lace, two epaulettes with gold bullion on each and blue cushions.• gold nail polish• a gold necklace• Silk tie, £55, silver and gold sun cufflinks, £295, blue and gold fountain pen, £105, Gucci.

gold watch/chain/ring etc• One was Jim's gold watch.• There was a turquoise stone set in a pendant and hanging from a fine gold chain at Debbie's throat.• He took his gold watch out of his waistcoat pocket and snapped it open.• She had abandoned the huge earrings for dainty gold studs and wore a fine gold chain round her neck.• She looked cool and rested in a white dress with a chaste gold chain round her throat.• Her small gold watch showed almost noon when she awoke, refreshed and ravenous.• The gold chains were gone now, too.• The attackers stole over £200 in cash and a gold chain which the victim was wearing.

From Longman Business Dictionary

goldgold /gəʊldgoʊld/ noun [uncountableU]

1a valuable soft metal used to make jewellery, coins etc, and formerly used in a system in which the value of the standard unit of a currency is equal to a fixed weight of gold of a particular quality

On the Commodity Exchange in New York, gold for current delivery settled at $394 an ounce, up $8.60.

Last year was also a difficult time for gold investors who began to doubt the metal’s traditional role as a safe investment.

South African gold stocks (=shares in gold mining companies) closed weaker.

—gold adjectiveadj

gold bars

a gold watch

2hit/strike gold British EnglishBrE informal to make a useful or valuable discovery that will make a lot of moneySYN AmE strike paydirt

Origin gold1

Old English

单词	gold
释义	gold Word family adjectivegoldishgoldlessgoldygold-platednoungold cardgoldcrestgold dustgoldeyegoldfieldgoldfinchgoldfinnygoldfishgoldfish bowlgoldilocksgold leafgold medalgoldminergold rushgoldsizegoldsmithgoldsmithrygoldspinkgold standardgoldstickgoldworkgold Related topics: Elements, Currencies, Colours, Sport gold1 /ɡəʊld $ ɡoʊld/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 [uncountableU]HCMHCE a valuable soft yellow metal that is used to make coins, jewellery etc. It is a chemical element: symbol Au 金〔一种化学元素，符号为Au〕 a gold ring 金戒指 pure/solid gold solid gold watches 纯金手表 9/18/22/24 carat gold (=a measurement used to show how pure gold is) 9/18/22/24 开金 → strike gold at strike1(14) →4 See picture of 见图 MATERIAL 2 [uncountableU]DCBPEC coins, jewellery etc made of gold 金币；金首饰；黄金制品 She came to the party dripping with gold (=wearing a lot of gold). 她披金戴银地来参加派对。 3 [countableC, uncountableU]CC the colour of gold 金色，金黄色 The room was decorated in golds and blues. 房间的装修用了金色和蓝色。 Gold looks good on people with dark hair. 深色头发的人很适合金色。 4. [countableC] informalDS a gold medal 金质奖章，金牌 → have a heart of gold at heart1(2) 5. the pot of gold (at the end of the rainbow) (also the crock of gold British EnglishBrE) great wealth or something very good which someone hopes or tries hard to get, but is not very likely to get （彩虹尽头）装满金子的坛子，梦寐以求但不大可能得到的财富[好东西] Examples from the Corpus gold• Like Coe, Abrahams finished with a gold and silver.• The finest gold has been changing hands in London - the world's biggest market - for £190 an ounce.• A weekend's sport in California no longer requires a surfboard: panning for gold is now the sport of choice.• Meredith caught the glint of gold in the thread.• Sales of gold from central banks were needed to fill the gap, Gold Fields said.• The flag's colors are red, gold, and blue.• His hair was red, so that Rostov knew that he was Altun, but there were strands of silver among the gold.• Hanson won the gold in the 100-meter dash. pure/solid gold• That was all part of the job - dig the dirt and then turn it into pure gold.• Links of pure gold may be forged in the flame of adversity.• More and more he pauses to observe a doubloon made of pure gold, fastened into the main mast.• He has-most difficult of all for architects-invented a language unmistakably his own. Solid gold.• At Naïm, House of Hair & Beauty you can treat yourself to solid gold highlights!• And much of that material was pure gold.• The weather was pure gold and wonderful. Related topics: Colours, Elements gold2 ●●● S3 W3 adjectiveadj 1 HCMmade of gold 金质的 gold watch/chain/ring etc 金表/金链/金戒指等 2 CChaving the colour of gold 金色的，金黄色的 a gold jacket 金色夹克 → golden Examples from the Corpus gold• Mrs or Mme Wyatt wore patent-leather shoes and a smart brownish suit with a gold brooch.• At her girdle hung a gold chain and cross, and she carried a handkerchief and a little prayer book bound in gold.• Did you see these gold chokers?• That means gold lace, two epaulettes with gold bullion on each and blue cushions.• gold nail polish• a gold necklace• Silk tie, £55, silver and gold sun cufflinks, £295, blue and gold fountain pen, £105, Gucci. gold watch/chain/ring etc• One was Jim's gold watch.• There was a turquoise stone set in a pendant and hanging from a fine gold chain at Debbie's throat.• He took his gold watch out of his waistcoat pocket and snapped it open.• She had abandoned the huge earrings for dainty gold studs and wore a fine gold chain round her neck.• She looked cool and rested in a white dress with a chaste gold chain round her throat.• Her small gold watch showed almost noon when she awoke, refreshed and ravenous.• The gold chains were gone now, too.• The attackers stole over £200 in cash and a gold chain which the victim was wearing. From Longman Business Dictionary goldgold /gəʊldgoʊld/ noun [uncountableU] 1a valuable soft metal used to make jewellery, coins etc, and formerly used in a system in which the value of the standard unit of a currency is equal to a fixed weight of gold of a particular quality On the Commodity Exchange in New York, gold for current delivery settled at $394 an ounce, up $8.60. Last year was also a difficult time for gold investors who began to doubt the metal’s traditional role as a safe investment. South African gold stocks (=shares in gold mining companies) closed weaker. —gold adjectiveadj gold bars a gold watch 2hit/strike gold British EnglishBrE informal to make a useful or valuable discovery that will make a lot of moneySYN AmE strike paydirt Origin gold1 Old English
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