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copper1/ˈkɒpə/ n., adj. & v.●n. 1 Chem. a malleable red-brown metallic element of the transition series occurring naturally esp. in cuprite and malachite, and used esp. for electrical wiring (symbol 符 Cu) 【化】(化学元素)铜，紫铜，红铜 2 (usu. in pl. 通常用复数) a bronze coin, esp. one of little value (尤指小面值的)铜币 3 Brit. a large metal vessel for boiling esp. laundry [英] (尤指洗衣房用的)大铜锅 4 any of various butterflies with copper-coloured wings 铜色小灰蝶 ●adj. made of or coloured like copper 铜的，铜制的，铜色的 ●v. tr. cover (a ship's bottom, a pan, etc.) with copper 给(船底、平锅等)包铜；镀铜 [Old English copor, coper, ultimately from Latin cyprium aes ‘Cyprus metal’] |