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silk/silk/n. 1 a fine strong soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms in making cocoons 丝，蚕丝 2 a similar fibre spun by some spiders etc. (蜘蛛等织出的)丝 3a thread or cloth made from silk fibre 丝线，丝绸 b a fine soft thread 丝线 embroidery silk 刺绣用丝线 4 (in pl. 用复数) kinds of silk cloth or garments made from it, esp. as worn by a jockey in a horse-owner's colours (尤指骑师在赛马中穿的)丝绸衣服 5 Brit. colloq. Queen's (or King's) Counsel, as having the right to wear a silk gown [英口]皇室律师(因有权穿绸袍而得名) 6 (作 attrib.) made of silk 丝的，丝制的 silk blouse 丝绸女衬衫 7 the silky styles of the female maize-flower (雌玉米花的)穗丝，须 □ take silk Brit. become a Queen's (or King's) Counsel [英]成为皇室律师 □ silklike adj.[Old English sioloc, seolec from Late Latin sericum, neut. of Latin sericus, ultimately from Greek Sēres, the name given to the inhabitants of the Far Eastern countries from which silk first came to Europe] |