/ˈælɔɪ/1
- a metal made by combining two or more metallic elements, especially to give greater strength or resistance to corrosion合金：
an alloy of nickel, bronze, and zinc
镍铜锌合金
mass noun flat pieces of alloy合金片
as modifier alloy wheels.合金车轮。
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- an inferior metal mixed with a precious one（与贵金属混合的）劣等金属。
/əˈlɔɪ/
with obj.
1- mix (metals) to make an alloy把（金属）铸成合金：
alloying tin with copper to make bronze.
将锡和铜熔合铸成青铜。
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- figurative debase (something) by adding something inferior〈喻〉（以掺假来）降低…的品质, 影响…的成色：
a salutary fear alloyed their admiration.
有益的畏惧夹杂其中, 影响了他们的崇拜之情。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Old French aloi (noun) and French aloyer (verb)， both from Old French aloier, aleier 'combine'， from Latin alligare 'bind'. In early use the term denoted the comparative purity of gold or silver; the sense 'mixture of metals' arose in the mid 17th cent.