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metal/ˈmet(ə)l/ n., adj. & v.●n. 1a any of a class of substances (including many chemical elements) which are in general lustrous, malleable, fusible, ductile solids and good conductors of heat and electricity, e.g. gold, silver, iron, brass, steel (包含许多化学元素的)金属(如金、银、铁、铜、钢) b material of this kind 金属材料 2 material used for making glass, in a molten state 玻璃液,熔融状态的玻璃 3 Heraldry gold or silver as tincture 【纹章学】金色;银色 4 (in pl. 用复数) the rails of a railway line (铁路)钢轨 5 = ROAD METAL ●adj. made of metal 金属制的 ●v. tr. (metalled, metalling; US [美] metaled, metaling) 1 provide or fit with metal 用金属包;用金属装配 2 Brit. make or mend (a road) with road metal [英]用筑路碎石筑(路);修(路)[Middle English via Old French metal or Latin metallum from Greek metallon ‘mine’] |